Tsuneyasu Miyamoto

Tsuneyasu Miyamoto (宮本 恒靖, Miyamoto Tsuneyasu, born February 7, 1977) is a former Japanese football player and manager. He played for Japan national team.

Tsuneyasu Miyamoto
宮本 恒靖
Personal information
Full name Tsuneyasu Miyamoto
Date of birth (1977-02-07) February 7, 1977
Place of birth Tondabayashi, Osaka, Japan
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing 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)
National team
1993 Japan U-17 4 (0)
1997 Japan U-20 5 (0)
2000 Japan U-23 1 (0)
2000–2006 Japan 71 (3)
Teams managed
2017–2018 Gamba Osaka U-23
2018– Gamba Osaka
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

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.[1] Miyamoto also captained Gamba Osaka during their 2005 J1 League championship season.

He is also a graduate of the 13th edition of FIFA Master.[2]

Club career

Miyamoto was born in Tondabayashi on February 7, 1977. He joined Gamba Osaka from youth team in 1995. He also continued to study at Doshisha University well into his professional career, graduating and finishing his studies. Miyamoto speaks fluent English, with a little French also in his canon, after spending time with Gamba teammates Claude Dambury and Patrick M'Boma in the past, as well as coach Frédéric Antonetti. While in Austria, he studied German.

Initially, Miyamoto had few opportunities to play as defender, he also played defensive midfielder. From late 1990s, he played as central defender. While he was the de facto team captain of Gamba Osaka in 2004, Gamba's coach was unhappy at the time spent with the national team by Miyamoto and handed the captaincy of Gamba to Satoshi Yamaguchi. Miyamoto continued to captain Japan for a while, ironically, often sitting on the bench for Gamba Osaka. But his professionalism shone through, and he took it all in stride. In 2005, the club won 2005 J1 League. With Ivica Osim taking over the national team from Zico in 2006, Japan saw a clean sweep and Miyamoto was one of many who had probably played his last game for the Japan national team.

In December 2006, Miyamoto signed for 1 season with Red Bull Salzburg with an option for another season.[3] In December 2007, he signed a new deal with the Austrian club through 2009.[4]

On, 15 January 2009, he signed for Vissel Kobe.[5] In 2009, he became a captain and played as center-back and defensive midfielder. However his opportunity to play decreased from 2010. On 19 December 2011, Vissel Kobe centre-back Tsuneyasu Miyamoto confirmed his retirement in a press conference on Monday afternoon in Kobe, Japan.[6]

National team career

Miyamoto played for Japan U-17 national team in the 1993 U-17 World Championship and Japan U-20 national team in the 1997 World Youth Championship. He played full-time in all matches in both tournaments. In September 2000, he was also selected Japan U-23 national team for 2000 Summer Olympics.

On June 18, 2000, Miyamoto debuted for Japan national team against Bolivia. As a centre back, he served as captain for Japan in the 2002 World Cup, after an injury to Ryuzo Morioka, who had begun the tournament as captain. He then continued to captain his country through the 2004 Asian Cup and the 2006 World Cup.[7] At 2004 Asian Cup, he played full-time in all 6 matches and Japan won the champions. At 2006 World Cup, he played the first two group matches of the cup, but was suspended for the third and last match against Brazil after he received yellow cards against Australia and Croatia. Yuji Nakazawa wore the armband in his place. This competition was his last game for Japan. He played 71 games and scored 3 goals for Japan until 2006.[8]

Coaching career

After retirement, Miyamoto started coaching career at Gamba Osaka in 2015. He became a manager for Gamba Osaka U-23 in 2017. On 23 July 2018, top team manager Levir Culpi was sacked when the club was at the 16th place of 18 clubs. Miyamoto was named new manager as Culpi successor.[9][10] Miyamoto raised Gamba to the 9th place in 2018 season.

Club statistics
Club performance League Cup League Cup Continental Total
SeasonClubLeague AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
Japan League Emperor's Cup League Cup Asia Total
1995Gamba OsakaJ1 League11040––150
19961302070–220
19972613040–331
19983201040–370
19993002020–340
20002900040–330
20012403020–290
20022012020–241
20032612051–332
20042401000–250
20053032040–363
2006301500051402
Austria League Austrian Cup League Cup Europe Total
2006/07Red Bull SalzburgBundesliga9010–00100
2007/0812000–30150
2008/090020–0020
Japan League Emperor's Cup League Cup Asia Total
2009Vissel KobeJ1 League3212050–391
2010602040–120
2011401000–50
Total Japan 33783204315141710
Austria 21030–30270
Career total 35883504318144410

National team statistics

[8] [11] [12]

Japan national team
YearAppsGoals
200020
200130
2002110
2003100
2004192
2005151
2006110
Total713

National team Career Stats

Major International Tournament Appearances
Year Competition Category Appearances Goals Team Record
Start Sub
19931993 FIFA U-17 World ChampionshipU-17400Quarterfinals
19971997 FIFA World Youth ChampionshipU-20500Quarterfinals
20002000 OlympicsU-23100Quarterfinals
20022002 FIFA World CupSenior310Round of 16
20032003 FIFA Confederations CupSenior300Round 1
20042004 AFC Asian CupSenior600Champion
20052005 FIFA Confederations CupSenior300Round 1
2004–20052006 FIFA World Cup qualificationSenior1201Qualified
20062006 FIFA World CupSenior200Round 1
20062007 AFC Asian Cup qualificationSenior100Qualified

Managerial statistics

Update; December 31, 2018[13]

Team From To Record
GWDLWin %
Gamba Osaka U-23 2017 2018 49 13 10 26 026.53
Gamba Osaka 2018 present 17 10 3 4 058.82
Total 66 23 13 30 034.85

Honors and awards

Individual Honors

Team Honors
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References
  1. "MIYAMOTO Tsuneyasu". Japan National Football Team Database.
  2. "Miyamoto: Japan could be world champions within 20 years". FIFA.com. Retrieved 28 August 2013.
  3. Red Bull Salzburg - Soccer
  4. Miyamoto signs new contract | The Japan Times Online
  5. "Miyamoto leaves Salzburg for Kobe". The Japan Times. 16 January 2009. Retrieved 26 December 2012.
  6. Former Japan national team captain Tsuneyasu Miyamoto retires at 34
  7. FIFA.com
  8. Japan National Football Team Database
  9. Gamba Osaka(in Japanese)
  10. "Gamba Osaka hires Tsuneyasu Miyamoto after firing manger Levir Culpi". Japan Times. 2018-07-23. Retrieved 2018-07-23.
  11. "Tsuneyasu Miyamoto". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman.
  12. RSSSF
  13. Tsuneyasu Miyamoto at J.League (in Japanese)
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