Tsuneyasu Miyamoto
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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.
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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
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
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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]