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.

Tomokazu Myojin
明神 智和
Personal information
Full name Tomokazu Myojin
Date of birth (1978-01-24) 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)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14 April 2020

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
Season Club League AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
Japan League Emperor's Cup J.League Cup Asia Total
1996Kashiwa ReysolJ1 League1100020--130
19971311060--201
19982802041--341
19993013040--371
20002922020--332
20012901040--340
20022710010--281
20032912140--352
20042850060--345
20052811040--331
Total25212121371--30114
2006Gamba OsakaJ1 League25050203010360
200733220100-10462
2008323504014*1-554
200931252215010445
2010294301060-394
2011272100050-332
2012311512050-432
2013J2 League200100000-210
2014J1 League1204050--210
201510010304020200
Total250143232914215035819
2016Nagoya GrampusJ1 League1500030--180
Total1500030--180
2017Nagano ParceiroJ3 League16010---170
201814000---140
20198020---100
Total38030---410
Career total 538264746924214070033

1 = Japanese Super Cup and Suruga Bank Championship appearances.

  • Look at FIFA Club World Cup

FIFA Club World Cup
SeasonTeamAppsGoals
2008Gamba Osaka30

National Team career

Competition
CompetitionTeam Record
1997 World Youth ChampionshipQuarterfinal
2000 Summer OlympicsQuarterfinal　
2000 Asian CupChampions
2001 Confederations CupRunner-up
2002 FIFA World CupRound of 16
2003 Confederations CupRound 1

Appearances
Japan national team
YearAppsGoals
200092
200170
2002101
Total263

International goals
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.24 October 2000Beirut, Lebanon Iraq4–14-12000 AFC Asian Cup Quarterfinals
2.26 October 2000Beirut, Lebanon China PR3–23-22000 AFC Asian Cup Semifinals
3.17 April 2002Yokohama, Japan Costa Rica1–01-1Friendly
Correct as of 6 November 2016[6]

Personal honors

Team honors
Kashiwa Reysol
Gamba Osaka
Japan National Team

References
  1. Tomokazu Myojin at J.League (in Japanese)
  2. Gamba Osaka(in Japanese)
  3. "【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.
  4. 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)
  5. 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)
  6. MYOJIN Tomokazu
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