Atsuhiro Miura (三浦 淳寛, Miura Atsuhiro, born 24 July 1974) is a former Japanese football player. He played for Japan national team.
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| Full name | Atsuhiro Miura | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 24 July 1974 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Oita, Oita, Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1990–1992 | Kunimi High School | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1993 | Aoyama Gakuin University | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1994–1998 | Yokohama Flügels | 145 | (22) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1999–2000 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 55 | (7) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2001–2004 | Tokyo Verdy | 79 | (10) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2005–2007 | Vissel Kobe | 76 | (21) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007–2010 | Yokohama FC | 72 | (5) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 427 | (65) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| International career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2000 | Japan Olympic (O.P.) | 3 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1999–2005 | Japan | 25 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Managerial career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020–2022 | Vissel Kobe | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
He is not related to fellow footballer and who is also from Japan Kazuyoshi Miura.
Club career
Miura was born in Oita on 24 July 1974. After dropped out from Aoyama Gakuin University, he joined Yokohama Flügels in 1994. He became a regular player in 1995 and he mainly played as left midfielder. The club won the champions at 1994–95 Asian Cup Winners' Cup. In 1998, the club won Emperor's Cup. However the club was disbanded end of 1998 season due to financial strain, he moved to Yokohama F. Marinos. He moved to Tokyo Verdy in 2001. However his opportunity to play decreased behind Takahito Soma while Miura was away from the club for Japan national team. He moved to Vissel Kobe in 2005. Although he served as captain, his opportunity to play decreased in 2007. In August 2007, he moved to Yokohama FC was founded by Yokohama Flügels supporters. He retired end of 2010 season.
National team career
On 6 June 1999, Miura debuted for Japan national team against Peru. He also played at 1999 Copa America. In September 2000, he was elected Japan for Japan U-23 national team as over age for 2000 Summer Olympics. In October, he played at 2000 Asian Cup and Japan won the champions. In 2001, he played at 2001 Confederations Cup and Japan won the 2nd place. In 2003, he was elected Japan for the first time in 2 years. Although he played as left side-back, there were few opportunity to play behind Alessandro Santos. He was also elected Japan for 2004 Asian Cup won the champions and 2005 Confederations Cup. However he did not play in the match at both competition. He played 25 games and scored 1 goal for Japan until 2005.[1]
Club statistics
| Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Total | ||||||
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| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Japan | League | Emperor's Cup | J.League Cup | Total | ||||||
| 1994 | Yokohama Flügels | J1 League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | 51 | 6 | 2 | 1 | - | 53 | 7 | |||
| 1996 | 30 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 46 | 3 | ||
| 1997 | 32 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 47 | 6 | ||
| 1998 | 32 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 40 | 12 | ||
| 1999 | Yokohama F. Marinos | J1 League | 29 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 38 | 2 |
| 2000 | 26 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 30 | 5 | ||
| 2001 | Tokyo Verdy | J1 League | 22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 3 |
| 2002 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | ||
| 2003 | 26 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 33 | 3 | ||
| 2004 | 23 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 4 | ||
| 2005 | Vissel Kobe | J1 League | 25 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 6 |
| 2006 | J2 League | 46 | 15 | 0 | 0 | - | 46 | 15 | ||
| 2007 | J1 League | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2007 | Yokohama FC | J1 League | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| 2008 | J2 League | 37 | 2 | 2 | 0 | - | 39 | 2 | ||
| 2009 | 24 | 3 | 1 | 0 | - | 25 | 3 | |||
| 2010 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 2 | 0 | |||
| Total | 427 | 65 | 25 | 3 | 43 | 4 | 495 | 72 | ||
National team statistics
| Japan national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 1999 | 5 | 1 |
| 2000 | 8 | 0 |
| 2001 | 3 | 0 |
| 2002 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 |
| 2004 | 6 | 0 |
| 2005 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | 25 | 1 |
- 2000 Asian Cup (champions)
- 2001 Confederations Cup
- 2004 Asian Cup (champions)
- 2005 Confederations Cup
Honors and awards
Yokohama Flugels
- Emperor's Cup: 1998
- Asian Cup Winner's Cup: 1995
- Asian Super Cup: 1995
Tokyo Verdy
- Emperor's Cup: 2004
Japan
- AFC Asian Cup: 2000, 2004
- FIFA Confederations Cup Runner-up: 2001
References
External links
- Atsuhiro Miura – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Atsuhiro Miura at National-Football-Teams.com
- Japan National Football Team Database
- Atsuhiro Miura at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)