Toshiya Miura (三浦 俊也, Miura Toshiya, born July 16, 1963) is a Japanese football manager and former player. He was most recently the head coach of Thailand U20.

Toshiya Miura
三浦 俊也
Miura in 2015
Personal information
Full name Toshiya Miura
Date of birth (1963-07-16) 16 July 1963 (age 61)
Place of birth Kamaishi, Iwate, Japan
Youth career
1979–1981 Kamaishi Minami High School
1982–1985 Komazawa University
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Morioka Zebra
Nippon Steel Kamaishi
Managerial career
1997 Brummell Sendai
1998 Mito HollyHock
2000–2001 Omiya Ardija
2004–2006 Omiya Ardija
2007–2008 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo
2009–2010 Vissel Kobe
2011 Ventforet Kofu
2014–2016 Vietnam U23
2014–2016 Vietnam
2017–2018 Hồ Chí Minh City
2022 FC Gifu
2023 Thailand U20
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Playing career

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Miura was born in Kamaishi on July 16, 1963. After graduating from Komazawa University, he played for his local club Morioka Zebra and Nippon Steel Kamaishi.

Coaching career

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Japan

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In 1997, Miura became a coach for Brummell Sendai. In October, he managed the club at 1997 Emperor's Cup. In 1998, he signed with Mito HollyHock. From 2000 onwards, he managed J.League clubs Omiya Ardija (2000-2001, 2004–2006), Consadole Sapporo (2007-2008), Vissel Kobe (2009-2010), Ventforet Kofu (2011), and most recently, FC Gifu (2022).

Vietnam

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On 10 May 2014, the Vietnam Football Federation appointed Miura as Vietnam national team manager after agreeing to a two-year contract. His first official competition was the 2014 AFF Suzuki Cup, in which he led the team to the semifinal when it was defeated by Malaysia.[1]

On 31 March 2015, Miura became the first manager of Vietnam U-23 national team to qualify for the 2016 AFC U-23 Championship (Note that this is also only the 2nd edition of the tournament. It was held the 1st time in 2013 as AFC U-22 Championships) as the 3rd of the 5 best second-ranked teams in the qualification stage.[2] Despite this early success, he started showing his limitations a year later with some disappointing performances against Thailand during the FIFA World Cup 2018 qualifications or Australia U23 and Jordan U23 during the AFC-U23 Championships. He has been then criticized by local coaches for being too conservative, suggesting that he continually asks his men to play tough, even against countries with players of superior physical shape and strength. His football style was therefore considered not suitable for small size Vietnamese players.[3] There was a rumor that Miura was sacked because he refused to use some of the country's promising youths from the Hoang Anh Gia Lai-Arsenal-JMG Football Academy whose owner is also a vice president of the Vietnam Football Federation. However, there is no evidence backing this claim. In fact, it was more obvious that Miura's contract was prematurely terminated due to the poor results in the FIFA World Cup 2018 Qualification where Vietnam lost both games against their rival Thailand.

Managerial statistics

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As of match played 4 May 2022[4]
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team From To Record
P W D L Win %
Omiya Ardija February 2000 December 2001 88 49 8 31 055.68
Omiya Ardija February 2004 December 2006 135 62 21 52 045.93
Consadole Sapporo February 2007 December 2008 90 32 19 39 035.56
Vissel Kobe August 2009 September 2010 45 14 12 19 031.11
Ventforet Kofu January 2011 August 2011 22 5 5 12 022.73
Vietnam 10 May 2014 28 January 2016 14 7 3 4 050.00
Vietnam U23 10 May 2014 28 January 2016 16 9 0 7 056.25
Ho Chi Minh City 5 January 2018 10 October 2018 26 7 6 13 026.92
FC Gifu 1 February 2022 5 May 2022 7 2 1 4 028.57
Thailand U20 19 March 2023 19 October 2023 0 0 0 0 !
Total 443 187 75 181 042.21

Honors

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Omiya Ardija

Consadole Sapporo

Vietnam

References

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  1. ^ "Miura confident of road ahead". vietnamnews.vn. 12 May 2014. Retrieved 12 May 2014.
  2. ^ "Vietnam book place in Asian U-23 tourney finals after shattering Macau". tuoitrenews.vn. 1 April 2015. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
  3. ^ "Clock ticking on Miura". tuoitrenews.vn. 20 January 2016. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
  4. ^ J.League Data Site(in Japanese)
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