Tomokazu Myojin
Tomokazu Myojin (明神 智和, Myōjin Tomokazu, born 24 January 1978) is a Japanese former football player.[1] He played for the Japan national team.
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| Full name | Tomokazu Myojin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 24 January 1978 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Kobe, Hyogo, Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1993–1995 | Kashiwa Reysol | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1996–2005 | Kashiwa Reysol | 252 | (12) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2006–2015 | Gamba Osaka | 250 | (14) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016 | Nagoya Grampus | 15 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2019 | Nagano Parceiro | 38 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 538 | (26) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| National team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1997 | Japan U-20 | 5 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2000 | Japan U-23 | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2000–2002 | Japan | 26 | (3) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Honours
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| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14 April 2020 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Club career
Myojin was born in Kobe on 24 January 1978. He joined J1 League club Kashiwa Reysol from youth team in 1996. He played many matches as defensive midfielder from first season. He became a regular player under manager Akira Nishino in 1998. In 1999, Reysol won the champions in J.League Cup and the 3rd place in J1 League. In 2000, Reysol won the 3rd place in J1 League for 2 years in a row and he was selected Best Eleven award. However the club results were sluggish from 2002 and was relegated to J2 League end of 2005 season.
In 2006, Myojin moved to Gamba Osaka which was managed by Akira Nishino. He played as regular player with many Japan national team player and Gamba won the many title, 2007 J.League Cup, 2008 and 2009 Emperor's Cup. In Asia, Gamba also won the champions in 2008 AFC Champions League and the 3rd place in 2008 Club World Cup. This is the golden era in the club history and he was one of the central player under manager Nishino. However manager Nishino left Gamba end of 2011 season and the club performance deteriorated soon. In 2012, Gamba finished at the 17th place of 18 clubs and was relegated to J2 League. Although his opportunity to play decreased from 2013, Gamba won the champions in 2013 J2 League and was returned to J1. In 2014, Gamba won all three major title in Japan, J1 League, J.League Cup and Emperor's Cup. He resigned end of 2015 season.
In 2016, Myojin moved to Nagoya Grampus.[2] However he could not play many matches. Grampus also finished at the 16th place and was relegated to J2. In 2017, Myojin moved to J3 League club Nagano Parceiro; after three seasons, he opted to retire at the end of 2019.[3]
National team career
In June 1997, Myojin was selected Japan U-20 national team for 1997 World Youth Championship. At this tournament, he played full time in all 5 matches as defensive midfielder. In September 2000, he was selected Japan U-23 national team for 2000 Summer Olympics. At this tournament, he played full time in all 4 matches as defensive midfielder with Junichi Inamoto.
He was capped 26 times and scored 3 goals for the Japanese national team between 2000 and 2002. He played three games at the 2002 World Cup.
Club statistics
Updated by 14 April 2020.[4][5]
| Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other1 | Total | ||||||||
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| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Japan | League | Emperor's Cup | J.League Cup | Asia | Total | |||||||||
| 1996 | Kashiwa Reysol | J1 League | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 13 | 0 | ||
| 1997 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | - | - | 20 | 1 | ||||
| 1998 | 28 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | - | - | 34 | 1 | ||||
| 1999 | 30 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | - | - | 37 | 1 | ||||
| 2000 | 29 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 33 | 2 | ||||
| 2001 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | - | - | 34 | 0 | ||||
| 2002 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 28 | 1 | ||||
| 2003 | 29 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | - | - | 35 | 2 | ||||
| 2004 | 28 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | - | - | 34 | 5 | ||||
| 2005 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | - | - | 33 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 252 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 37 | 1 | - | - | 301 | 14 | ||||
| 2006 | Gamba Osaka | J1 League | 25 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 0 |
| 2007 | 33 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 46 | 2 | |||
| 2008 | 32 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 14* | 1 | - | 55 | 4 | |||
| 2009 | 31 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 44 | 5 | ||
| 2010 | 29 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | - | 39 | 4 | |||
| 2011 | 27 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | - | 33 | 2 | |||
| 2012 | 31 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | - | 43 | 2 | |||
| 2013 | J2 League | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 21 | 0 | ||
| 2014 | J1 League | 12 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | - | - | 21 | 0 | |||
| 2015 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 0 | ||
| Total | 250 | 14 | 32 | 3 | 29 | 1 | 42 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 358 | 19 | ||
| 2016 | Nagoya Grampus | J1 League | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | - | - | 18 | 0 | ||
| Total | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | - | - | 18 | 0 | ||||
| 2017 | Nagano Parceiro | J3 League | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | 17 | 0 | |||
| 2018 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 14 | 0 | |||||
| 2019 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | - | - | 10 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 38 | 0 | 3 | 0 | - | - | - | 41 | 0 | |||||
| Career total | 538 | 26 | 47 | 4 | 69 | 2 | 42 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 700 | 33 | ||
1 = Japanese Super Cup and Suruga Bank Championship appearances.
- Look at FIFA Club World Cup
FIFA Club World Cup
| Season | Team | Apps | Goals |
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| 2008 | Gamba Osaka | 3 | 0 |
National Team career
Competition
| Competition | Team Record |
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| 1997 World Youth Championship | Quarterfinal |
| 2000 Summer Olympics | Quarterfinal |
| 2000 Asian Cup | Champions |
| 2001 Confederations Cup | Runner-up |
| 2002 FIFA World Cup | Round of 16 |
| 2003 Confederations Cup | Round 1 |
Appearances
| Japan national team | ||
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| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2000 | 9 | 2 |
| 2001 | 7 | 0 |
| 2002 | 10 | 1 |
| Total | 26 | 3 |
International goals
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | ||||||||
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| 1. | 24 October 2000 | Beirut, Lebanon | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Iraq | 4–1 | 4-1 | 2000 AFC Asian Cup Quarterfinals | ||||||||
| 2. | 26 October 2000 | Beirut, Lebanon |  China PR | 3–2 | 3-2 | 2000 AFC Asian Cup Semifinals | ||||||||
| 3. | 17 April 2002 | Yokohama, Japan |  Costa Rica | 1–0 | 1-1 | Friendly | ||||||||
| Correct as of 6 November 2016[6] | ||||||||||||||
Personal honors
Team honors
- Kashiwa Reysol
- Gamba Osaka
- AFC Champions League – 2008
- Pan-Pacific Championship – 2008
- J1 League - 2014
- Emperor's Cup – 2008, 2009, 2014, 2015
- J.League Cup – 2007
- Japanese Super Cup – 2007, 2015
- Japan National Team
References
- Tomokazu Myojin at J.League (in Japanese)
- Gamba Osaka(in Japanese)
- "【長野】日韓Ｗ杯代表の明神智和が引退". hochi.news (in Japanese). Minato: The Hochi Shimbun. 3 December 2019. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
- Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "J1&J2&J3選手名鑑ハンディ版 2018 (NSK MOOK)", 7 February 2018, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411529 (p. 255 out of 289)
- Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "2017 J1&J2&J3選手名鑑 (NSK MOOK)", 8 February 2017, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411420 (p. 251 out of 289)
- MYOJIN Tomokazu
External links
- Tomokazu Myojin – FIFA competition record
- Tomokazu Myojin at National-Football-Teams.com
- Japan National Football Team Database
- Tomokazu Myojin at J.League (in Japanese)
- Profile at AC Nagano Parceiro(in Japanese)
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