Masakatsu Miyamoto

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+12 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
Bronze medal – third place 1968 Mexico City Team
Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place 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.[1]

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

Club performance League
Season Club League Apps Goals
Japan League
1965 Furukawa Electric JSL Division 1 14 4
1966 13 4
1967 14 9
1968 14 2
1969 14 0
1970 14 0
1971 9 0
1972 11 0
1973 0 0
1974 0 0
Total 103 19

National team statistics

[1]

Japan national team
Year Apps Goals
1958 1 0
1959 8 0
1960 1 0
1961 6 0
1962 7 0
1963 4 0
1964 1 0
1965 2 1
1966 5 0
1967 1 0
1968 2 0
1969 2 0
1970 0 0
1971 4 0
Total 44 1

Managerial statistics

[2]

Team From To Record
G W D L Win %
Kashima Antlers 1993 1994 58 39 0 19 067.24
Shimizu S-Pulse 1995 1995 52 25 0 27 048.08
Total 110 64 0 46 058.18

Honors and awards

Individual honors

Team honors

References

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