Tomomi Miyamoto

Japanese association football player

Tomomi Miyamoto (宮本 ともみ, Miyamoto Tomomi, born December 31, 1978) (former name; Tomomi Mitsui, 三井 ともみ) is a former Japanese football player. She played for the Japan national team.

Tomomi Miyamoto
Personal information
Full name Tomomi Miyamoto
Date of birth (1978-12-31) December 31, 1978 (age 45)
Place of birth Sagamihara, Kanagawa, Japan
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1994–1996 Sagami-Ono High School
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1997–2004 Iga FC Kunoichi 104 (8)
2006–2008 Iga FC Kunoichi 52 (4)
2009–2010 TEPCO Mareeze 38 (7)
2011–2012 Iga FC Kunoichi 34 (3)
Total 228 (22)
National team
1997–2007 Japan 77 (13)
Honours
Iga FC Kunoichi
Winner Nadeshiko League 1999
Runner-up Nadeshiko League 2000
Winner Nadeshiko League Cup 1997
Winner Nadeshiko League Cup 1998
Runner-up Nadeshiko League Cup 1999
Winner Empress's Cup 1998
Winner Empress's Cup 2001
Runner-up Empress's Cup 1997
Runner-up Empress's Cup 1999
Representing  Japan
AFC Women's Asian Cup
Bronze medal – third place 1997 China
Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place 1998 Bangkok Team
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Busan Team
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Biography

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Miyamoto was born in Sagamihara on December 31, 1978. After graduating from Sagami-Ono High School, she joined Prima Ham FC Kunoichi (later Iga FC Kunoichi) in 1997. She was selected Best Eleven 2 times (1999 and 2003). She took maternity leave in 2005 season. She came back from 2006 season. In 2009, she moved to TEPCO Mareeze. In 2011, she returned to Iga FC Kunoichi. End of 2012 season, she retired.

On June 8, 1997, when Miyamoto was 18 years old, she debuted and scored a goal for the Japan national team against China. She was a member of Japan for 1999, 2003, 2007 World Cup and 2004 Summer Olympics. She also played at 1997, 1999, 2003 AFC Championship, 1998 and 2002 Asian Games. She played 77 games and scored 13 goals for Japan until 2007.

Personal life

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Miyamoto got married and changed her name to Tomomi Miyamoto (宮本 ともみ) from Tomomi Mitsui (三井 ともみ) in 2002. In May 2005, she bore a child. So, she took maternity leave in 2005 season.

Statistics

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Japan national team
Year Apps Goals
1997 6 2
1998 10 1
1999 14 2
2000 0 0
2001 0 0
2002 7 1
2003 14 3
2004 9 2
2005 0 0
2006 1 0
2007 16 2
Total 77 13

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