Tsuneyasu Miyamoto

Date of birth07 February 1977
Place of birthOsaka
NationalityJapanese
Weight72 kg
Height1.76 m
PositionDefender/Centre back

Miyamoto played his football at Gamba Osaka after graduating from the youth system, making his debut in February 1995.

He played for Japan in the 1997 World Youth Championships and the 2000 Olympic games where afterwards he became a target for Premiership team West Ham United. His proposed move fell through because of work permit problems.

He is good in the air and has great distributional skills.

His comparative lack of international experience meant he only came off the bench in their opening game of the 2002 World Cup finals against Belgium but was restored to the starting line-up - and made captain in Ryuzo Morioka's absence - for the next game with Russia. He became a familiar figure at the 2002 finals with the face mask that protected his broken nose.

Club history

Team Joined Left Loan / Trialist
Gamba Osaka

International stats

Season Team Competition Apps Subs Goals Y R
1996-97 Japan World Youth Cup 5
1997-98 Japan Asian Games 4
1
2
1999-00 Japan Kirin Cup
1
2000-01 Japan International Friendly 1
2000-01 Japan Olympics 1
2000-01 Japan OT
1
2001-02 Japan FIFA World Cup 3
1
1
2001-02 Japan International Friendly 5
1
2001-02 Japan Kirin Cup 2
1
2002-03 Japan FIFA Confederations Cup 3
2002-03 Japan Kirin Cup 1
2003-04 Japan AFC Asian Cup 6
2003-04 Japan EAFF East Asian Cup 3
2003-04 Japan FIFA World Cup 3
2003-04 Japan International Friendly 3
2003-04 Japan Kirin Challenge Cup 1
1
2003-04 Japan Kirin Cup 1
2003-04 Japan Summer Tournament 2
2004-05 Japan FIFA Confederations Cup 3
2004-05 Japan FIFA World Cup 8
2004-05 Japan International Friendly 2
1
2004-05 Japan Kirin Cup 4
2005-06 Japan AFC Asian Cup 1
2005-06 Japan EAFF East Asian Cup
1
2005-06 Japan FIFA World Cup 3
2
2005-06 Japan International Friendly 8
2005-06 Japan Kirin Cup 2
1


Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.

International matches

Date Match Result Competition Round
18 Jun 1997 Japan v Spain L 1-2 World Youth Cup Group D
20 Jun 1997 Japan v Costa Rica W 6-2 World Youth Cup Group D
23 Jun 1997 Japan v Paraguay D 3-3 World Youth Cup Group D
26 Jun 1997 Japan v Australia W 1-0 World Youth Cup 2nd round
29 Jun 1997 Ghana v Japan L 2-1 World Youth Cup Quarter-final
01 Dec 1998 Japan v Nepal W 5-0 Asian Games Group C
03 Dec 1998 Japan v India W 1-0 Asian Games Group C
07 Dec 1998 Korea Republic v Japan L 2-0 Asian Games Group 2 2nd round
09 Dec 1998 Japan v Kuwait W 2-1 Asian Games Group 2 2nd round
11 Dec 1998 United Arab Emirates v Japan L 1-0 Asian Games Group 2 2nd round
18 Jun 2000 Japan v Bolivia W 2-0 KIRIN CUP
16 Aug 2000 Japan v United Arab Emirates W 3-1 International Friendly
02 Sep 2000 Japan v Kuwait W 6-0 OT
20 Sep 2000 Brazil v Japan L 1-0 Olympics Finals Group D
04 Jul 2001 Japan v Yugoslavia W 1-0 KIRIN CUP
07 Nov 2001 Japan v Italy D 1-1 International Friendly
21 Mar 2002 Japan v Ukraine W 1-0 International Friendly
27 Mar 2002 Poland v Japan W 0-2 International Friendly
17 Apr 2002 Japan v Costa Rica D 1-1 International Friendly
29 Apr 2002 Japan v Slovakia D 3-3 KIRIN CUP
02 May 2002 Japan v Honduras D 3-3 KIRIN CUP
14 May 2002 Norway v Japan L 3-0 International Friendly
25 May 2002 Japan v Sweden D 1-1 International Friendly
04 Jun 2002 Japan v Belgium D 2-2 FIFA World Cup Finals group H
09 Jun 2002 Japan v Russia W 1-0 FIFA World Cup Finals group H
14 Jun 2002 Tunisia v Japan W 0-2 FIFA World Cup Finals group H
18 Jun 2002 Japan v Turkey L 0-1 FIFA World Cup Finals 2nd round
11 Jun 2003 Japan v Paraguay D 0-0 KIRIN CUP
18 Jun 2003 New Zealand v Japan W 0-3 FIFA Confederations Cup Group A
20 Jun 2003 France v Japan L 2-1 FIFA Confederations Cup Group A
22 Jun 2003 Japan v Colombia L 0-1 FIFA Confederations Cup Group A
20 Aug 2003 Japan v Nigeria W 3-0 International Friendly
10 Sep 2003 Japan v Senegal L 0-1 International Friendly
19 Nov 2003 Japan v Cameroon D 0-0 KIRIN CUP
04 Dec 2003 Japan v China PR W 2-0 EAFF East Asian Cup Final group
07 Dec 2003 Japan v Hong Kong W 1-0 EAFF East Asian Cup Final group
10 Dec 2003 Japan v Korea Republic D 0-0 EAFF East Asian Cup Final group
07 Feb 2004 Japan v Malaysia W 4-0 KIRIN CHALLENGE CUP
12 Feb 2004 Japan v Iraq W 2-0 International Friendly
18 Feb 2004 Japan v Oman W 1-0 FIFA World Cup Asia qualifying group 3
31 Mar 2004 Singapore v Japan W 1-2 FIFA World Cup Asia qualifying group 3
30 May 2004 Iceland v Japan W 2-3 SUMMER TOURNAMENT
01 Jun 2004 England v Japan D 1-1 Summer Tournament
09 Jun 2004 Japan v India W 7-0 FIFA World Cup Asia qualifying group 3
09 Jul 2004 Japan v Slovakia W 3-1 KIRIN CUP
11 Jul 2004 Japan v Serbia and Montenegro W 1-0 KIRIN CUP
20 Jul 2004 Japan v Oman W 1-0 AFC Asian Cup Group D
24 Jul 2004 Thailand v Japan W 1-4 AFC Asian Cup Group D
28 Jul 2004 Japan v Iran D 0-0 AFC Asian Cup Group D
31 Jul 2004 Japan v Jordan W 1-1 (4-3) AFC Asian Cup Quarter-final
03 Aug 2004 Bahrain v Japan W 3-4 AFC Asian Cup Semi-final
07 Aug 2004 China PR v Japan W 1-3 AFC Asian Cup Final
18 Aug 2004 Japan v Argentina L 1-2 International Friendly
09 Sep 2004 India v Japan W 0-4 FIFA World Cup Asia qualifying group 3
13 Oct 2004 Oman v Japan W 0-1 FIFA World Cup Asia qualifying group 3
17 Nov 2004 Japan v Singapore W 1-0 FIFA World Cup Asia qualifying group 3
02 Feb 2005 Japan v Syria W 3-0 International Friendly
09 Feb 2005 Japan v Korea DPR W 2-1 FIFA World Cup World Cup - AFC 3rd Round
25 Mar 2005 Iran v Japan L 2-1 FIFA World Cup World Cup - AFC 3rd Round
30 Mar 2005 Japan v Bahrain W 1-0 FIFA World Cup World Cup - AFC 3rd Round
22 May 2005 Japan v Peru L 0-1 KIRIN CUP
27 May 2005 Japan v United Arab Emirates L 0-1 KIRIN CUP
03 Jun 2005 Bahrain v Japan W 0-1 FIFA World Cup World Cup - AFC 3rd Round
08 Jun 2005 Korea DPR v Japan W 0-2 FIFA World Cup World Cup - AFC 3rd Round
16 Jun 2005 Japan v Mexico L 1-2 FIFA Confederations Cup Group B
19 Jun 2005 Greece v Japan W 0-1 FIFA Confederations Cup Group B
22 Jun 2005 Japan v Brazil D 2-2 FIFA Confederations Cup Group B
31 Jul 2005 Korea DPR v Japan L 1-0 EAFF East Asian Cup Final group
17 Aug 2005 Japan v Iran W 2-1 FIFA World Cup World Cup - AFC 3rd Round
07 Sep 2005 Japan v Honduras W 5-4 International Friendly
16 Nov 2005 Japan v Angola W 1-0 International Friendly
10 Feb 2006 USA v Japan L 3-2 International Friendly
18 Feb 2006 Japan v Finland W 2-0 International Friendly
22 Feb 2006 Japan v India W 6-0 AFC Asian Cup Group A
28 Feb 2006 Bosnia and Herzegovina v Japan D 2-2 International Friendly
30 Mar 2006 Japan v Ecuador W 1-0 International Friendly
09 May 2006 Japan v Bulgaria L 1-2 KIRIN CUP
13 May 2006 Japan v Scotland D 0-0 Kirin Cup
30 May 2006 Germany v Japan D 2-2 International Friendly
04 Jun 2006 Japan v Malta W 1-0 International Friendly
12 Jun 2006 Australia v Japan L 3-1 FIFA World Cup Finals group F
18 Jun 2006 Japan v Croatia D 0-0 FIFA World Cup Finals group F


Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.