Atsuhiro Miura

Atsuhiro Miura (三浦 淳寛, Miura Atsuhiro, born July 24, 1974) is a former Japanese football player and manager. He played for the Japan national team. He used his name "三浦 淳宏" until 2009.

Atsuhiro Miura
Personal information
Full name Atsuhiro Miura
Date of birth (1974-07-24) July 24, 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)
National team
2000 Japan U-23 3 (0)
1999–2005 Japan 25 (1)
Teams managed
2020– Vissel Kobe
Honours
Yokohama Flügels
WinnerEmperor's Cup1998
Runner-upEmperor's Cup1997
Yokohama F. Marinos
Runner-upJ1 League2000
Tokyo Verdy
WinnerEmperor's Cup2004
Representing  Japan
FIFA Confederations Cup
Silver medal – second place2001 Korea-Japan
AFC Asian Cup
Gold medal – first place2000 Lebanon
Gold medal – first place2004 China
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Biography

Miura was born in Oita on July 24, 1974. After dropped out from Aoyama Gakuin University, he joined J1 League club 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 which was founded by Yokohama Flügels supporters. He retired end of 2010 season.

On June 6, 1999, Miura debuted for the Japan national team against Peru. He also played at 1999 Copa América. In September 2000, he was selected Japan for the Japan U-23 national team as over aged player 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 selected 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 selected Japan for 2004 Asian Cup which 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.

In 2018, Miura signed with Vissel Kobe and became a sporting director. In September 2020, he became a manager as Thorsten Fink successor.

Statistics

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Club statistics League CupLeague CupTotal
SeasonClubLeague AppsGoals AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
JapanLeague Emperor's Cup J.League CupTotal
1994Yokohama FlügelsJ1 League00000000
199551621-537
199630320140463
199732352101476
1998321050324012
1999Yokohama F. MarinosJ1 League2923060382
20002651030305
2001Tokyo VerdyJ1 League2230020243
200281000081
20032623041333
20042341000244
2005Vissel KobeJ1 League2562000276
2006J2 League461500-4615
2007J1 League50001060
2007Yokohama FCJ1 League901000100
2008J2 League37220-392
200924310-253
20102000-20
CountryJapan 4276525343449572
Total 4276525343449572

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Japan national team
YearAppsGoals
199951
200080
200130
200200
200310
200460
200520
Total251

References

  1. Atsuhiro Miura at National-Football-Teams.com
  2. Atsuhiro Miura at J.League (in Japanese)
  3. Japan National Football Team Database

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