Mio Otani

Mio Otani
Personal information
Full name	Mio Otani
Date of birth	May 5, 1979
Place of birth	Koka, Shiga, Japan
Height	1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Youth career
1995–1996	Nishiyama High School
1997	Keimei Gakuin High School
Senior career*
Years	Team
1998–2008	Tasaki Perule FC
Total
National team
2000–2007	Japan
Honours
Tasaki Perule FC
Representing Japan
AFC Women's Asian Cup
Asian Games
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Mio Otani (大谷未央, Otani Mio, born May 5, 1979) is a former Japanese football player. She played for the Japan national team.

Biography

Otani was born in Koka on May 5, 1979. After graduating from Keimei Gakuin High School, she joined Tasaki Perule FC in 1998. She became top scorer for 3 years in a row (2001-2003). In 2003 season, she was also selected MVP awards and the club won Nadeshiko League championship. In 2005 season, she became top scorer again. However, the club was disbanded in 2008 due to financial strain. So, she retired end of 2008 season. She scored 150 goals in 180 matches in Nadeshiko League. She was also selected Best Eleven for 6 years in a row (2001-2006).

On May 31, 2000, Otani debuted for the Japan national team against Australia. She was a member of Japan for 2003, 2007 World Cup and 2004 Summer Olympics. She scored a hat trick in Japan's victory over Argentina in the 2003 World Cup. She also played at 2001, 2003 AFC Championship, 2002 Asian Games and 2006 Asian Cup. She played 73 games and scored 31 goals for Japan until 2007.

Statistics

[1]

Japan national team
Year	Apps	Goals
2000	5	0
2001	11	9
2002	10	2
2003	14	13
2004	10	7
2005	7	0
2006	9	0
2007	7	0
Total	73	31

References

Japan Football Association(in Japanese)

Other websites

Mio Otani at International Olympic Committee

Mio Otani at Olympic Channel

Mio Otani at Olympedia

Mio Otani at FIFA

Mio Otani at Soccerway.com

Mio Otani at FootballDatabase.eu

Mio Otani at WorldFootball.net

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[1] Japan Football Association(in Japanese)