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Masakatsu Miyamoto
宮本 征勝

Personal information
Full name	Masakatsu Miyamoto
Date of birth	(1938-07-04)July 4, 1938
Place of birth	Hitachi, Ibaraki, Empire of Japan
Date of death	May 7, 2002(2002-05-07) (aged 63)
Place of death	Mito, Ibaraki, Japan
Height	1.71 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
1954–1956	Hitachi Daiichi High School
1957–1960	Waseda University
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1961–1974	Furukawa Electric	103	(19)
Total		103	(19)
International career
1958–1971	Japan	44	(1)
Managerial career
1983–1989	Honda
1989	Japan Futsal
1992–1994	Kashima Antlers
1995	Shimizu S-Pulse
Medal record Furukawa Electric Runner-up Japan Soccer League 1967 Winner Emperor's Cup 1961 Winner Emperor's Cup 1964 Runner-up Emperor's Cup 1962 Representing  Japan Olympic Games 1968 Mexico City Team Asian Games 1966 Bangkok Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Masakatsu Miyamoto (宮本 征勝, Miyamoto Masakatsu, July 4, 1938 – May 7, 2002) was a Japanese football player and manager. He played for Japan national team.

Club career

Miyamoto was born in Hitachi on July 4, 1938. After graduating from Waseda University, he joined Furukawa Electric in 1961. He won 1961 and 1964 Emperor's Cup. In 1965, Furukawa Electric joined new league Japan Soccer League. He retired in 1974. He played 103 games and scored 19 goals in the league. He was selected Best Eleven in 1966, 1967 and 1968.

National team career

On December 25, 1958, when Miyamoto was a Waseda University student, he debuted for Japan national team against Hong Kong. He was selected Japan for 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo and 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City. Although he did not play at 1964 Summer Olympics, he played 5 games at 1968 Summer Olympics and Japan won bronze medal. In 2018, this team was selected Japan Football Hall of Fame. He also played at 1962 and 1966 Asian Games. He played 44 games and scored 1 goal for Japan until 1971.

Coaching career

After retirement, Miyamoto became a manager for Honda in 1983 and managed until 1989. In January 1989, he also managed for Japan national futsal team for 1989 Futsal World Championship in Netherlands. In 1992, he signed with Kashima Antlers joined new league J1 League. In 1993, he led the club to won 2nd place at J1 League and 1993. he resigned in June 1994. He also managed Shimizu S-Pulse in 1995.

On May 7, 2002, he died of pneumonia in Mito at the age of 63. In 2005, he was selected Japan Football Hall of Fame.

Club statistics

National team statistics

Managerial statistics

Honors and awards

Individual honors

• Japan Soccer League Best Eleven: 1966, 1967, 1968
• Japan Football Hall of Fame: Inducted in 2005

Team honors

• Emperor's Cup: 1961, 1964

References

1. ^ Japan National Football Team Database
2. J.League Data Site(in Japanese)
3. "MIYAMOTO Masakatsu". Japan Football Association. Retrieved April 5, 2024.

External links

• Masakatsu Miyamoto – FIFA competition record (archived)
• Masakatsu Miyamoto at National-Football-Teams.com
• Japan National Football Team Database
• Masakatsu Miyamoto manager profile at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
• Japan Football Hall of Fame at Japan Football Association
• Japan Football Hall of Fame (Japan team at 1968 Olympics) at Japan Football Association

Japan squads

v t e Japan football squad – 1964 Summer Olympics 1 Hosaka 2 Katayama 3 M. Miyamoto 4 Hiraki 5 Yamaguchi 6 Suzuki 7 Kami 8 Kamata 9 Tomizawa 10 Ogi 11 Mori 12 Kawabuchi 13 Yaegashi 14 Watanabe 15 Kamamoto 16 T. Miyamoto 17 Tsugitani 18 Sugiyama 21 Yokoyama Coach: Naganuma v t e Japan football squad – 1968 Summer Olympics – Bronze medalists 1 Yokoyama 2 Katayama 3 M. Miyamoto 4 Yamaguchi 5 Kamata 6 Suzuki 7 Tomizawa 8 Mori 9 Ogi 10 Yuguchi 11 Yaegashi (c) 12 T. Miyamoto 13 Watanabe 14 Kuwahara 15 Kamamoto 16 Matsumoto 17 Sugiyama 18 Hamazaki Coach: Naganuma

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