Tomokazu Myojin

Tomokazu Myojin
Personal information
Full name Tomokazu Myojin
Date of birth January 24, 1978 (1978-01-24) (age 34)
Place of birth Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Playing position Defensive midfielder
Club information
Current club Gamba Osaka
Youth career
Kizu F.C.
Eagles United F.C.
1993–1995 Kashiwa Reysol Youth
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
1996–2005 Kashiwa Reysol 252 (12 7)
2006– Gamba Osaka 121
National team‡
2000–2002 Japan 26 (3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 30 January 2010.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 30 January 2010

Tomokazu Myojin (明神 智和 Myōjin Tomokazu?, born 24 January 1978 in Kobe) is a Japanese football midfielder.

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 FIFA World Cup. He was also a part of the Japanese 2000 Summer Olympics squad.

Contents

Statistics

Last update: 30 January 2010

Club performance League Cup League Cup Continental Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Japan League Emperor's Cup J. League Cup Asia Total
1996 Kashiwa Reysol J. League 1 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
2006 Gamba Osaka J. League 1 25 0 5 0 2 0 3 0 35 0
2007 33 2 2 0 10 0 - 45 2
2008 32 3 5 0 4 0 14* 1 55 4
2009 31 2 5 2 2 1 5 0 43 5
2010 29 4 3 0 1 0 6 0 39 4
2011 19 1 0 0 0 0 5 0 24 1
Country Japan 421 24 32 3 56 2 33 1 542 30
Total 421 24 32 3 56 2 33 1 542 30

FIFA Club World Cup

Season Team Apps Goals
2008 Gamba Osaka 3 0

National Team Career

Competition

Competition Team Record
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
Year Apps Goals
2000 9 2
2001 7 0
2002 10 1
Total 26 3

International goals

# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. October 24, 2000 Beirut, Lebanon  Iraq 4-1 Won 2000 AFC Asian Cup Quarterfinals
2. October 26, 2000 Beirut, Lebanon  China PR 3-2 Won 2000 AFC Asian Cup Semifinals
3. April 17, 2002 Yokohama, Japan  Costa Rica 1-1 Draw Friendly

Personal honors

Team honors

Kashiwa Reysol
Gamba Osaka
Japan National Team

External links

GK: Daijiro Takakuwa  · DF: Naoki Matsuda  · DF: Yutaka Akita  · DF: Hong Myung-Bo  · MF: Tomokazu Myojin  · MF: Shunsuke Nakamura  · MF: Junichi Inamoto  · MF: Hiroaki Morishima  · FW: Tuto  · FW: Masashi Nakayama  · FW: Akinori Nishizawa
Gamba Osaka – current squad
Japan squad – 1997 FIFA World Youth Championship
Japan squad – 2000 Summer Olympics
1 Kawaguchi • 3 Matsuda • 4 Morioka • 6 Hattori • 8 Mochizuki • 9 Nishizawa • 10 Nanami • 11 Miura • 12 Morishima • 13 Yanagisawa • 14 Nakamura • 15 Oku • 17 Inamoto • 19 Kubo • 20 Takakuwa • 21 Shimoda • 22 Nakazawa • 24 Myojin • 26 Kaimoto • 27 Kitajima • 29 Takahara • 30 Ono • Coach: Troussier
Japan squad – 2001 FIFA Confederations Cup Runners-Up
Japan squad – 2002 FIFA World Cup
Japan squad – 2003 FIFA Confederations Cup