Tsuneyasu Miyamoto

Tsuneyasu Miyamoto
宮本 恒靖
May 2006 in Tokyo
Personal information
Full name Tsuneyasu Miyamoto[1]
Date of birth (1977-02-07) 7 February 1977 (age 47)
Place of birth Tondabayashi, Osaka, Japan
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
1992–1994 Gamba Osaka
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1995–2006 Gamba Osaka 295 (7)
2007–2008 Red Bull Salzburg 21 (0)
2009–2011 Vissel Kobe 42 (1)
Total 358 (8)
International career
1993 Japan U-17 4 (0)
1997 Japan U-20 5 (0)
2000 Japan U-23 1 (0)
2000–2006 Japan 71 (3)
Managerial career
2017–2018 Gamba Osaka U-23
2018–2021 Gamba Osaka
Medal record
Gamba Osaka
Winner J1 League 2005
Runner-up J.League Cup 2005
Runner-up Emperor's Cup 2006
Representing  Japan
AFC Asian Cup
Gold medal – first place 2004 China
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Tsuneyasu Miyamoto (宮本 恒靖, Miyamoto Tsuneyasu, born 7 February 1977) is a former Japanese football coach and former player who last coached Gamba Osaka. He played for Japan national team and is the current president of the Japan Football Association.

A central defender, Miyamoto went on to make 71 international appearances and led the Japan national team in the 2002 and 2006 World Cups as well as the 2004 Asian Cup.[2] Miyamoto also captained Gamba Osaka during their 2005 J1 League championship season.

He is also a graduate of the 13th edition of FIFA Master.[3]

  1. ^ "2006 FIFA World Cup Germany: List of Players: Japan" (PDF). FIFA. 21 March 2014. p. 16. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 June 2019.
  2. ^ "MIYAMOTO Tsuneyasu". Japan National Football Team Database.
  3. ^ "Miyamoto: Japan could be world champions within 20 years". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 24 April 2013. Retrieved 28 August 2013.

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