Toshiya Miura
三浦 俊也
FullnameToshiya Miura
Birth date16 July 1963 (age 63)
Birth placeKamaishi, Iwate, Japan
Youthyears 11979–1981
Youthclubs 1Kamaishi Minami High School
Youthyears 21982–1985
Youthclubs 2Komazawa University
Clubs 1Morioka Zebra
Clubs 2Nippon Steel Kamaishi
Manageryears 11997
Managerclubs 1Brummell Sendai
Manageryears 21998
Managerclubs 2Mito HollyHock
Manageryears 32000–2001
Managerclubs 3Omiya Ardija
Manageryears 42004–2006
Managerclubs 4Omiya Ardija
Manageryears 52007–2008
Managerclubs 5Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo
Manageryears 62009–2010
Managerclubs 6Vissel Kobe
Manageryears 72011
Managerclubs 7Ventforet Kofu
Manageryears 82014–2016
Managerclubs 8Vietnam U23
Manageryears 92014–2016
Managerclubs 9Vietnam
Manageryears 102017–2018
Managerclubs 10Hồ Chí Minh City
Manageryears 112022
Managerclubs 11FC Gifu
Manageryears 122023
Managerclubs 12Thailand U20

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.

Playing career

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

Japan

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

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]

Managerial statistics

[4]

Managerial record by team and tenure
TeamNatFromToRecord
GWDLWin %
Omiya ArdijaFebruary 2000December 2001
Omiya ArdijaFebruary 2004December 2006
Consadole SapporoFebruary 2007December 2008
Vissel KobeAugust 2009September 2010
Ventforet KofuJanuary 2011August 2011
Vietnam10 May 201428 January 2016
Vietnam U2310 May 201428 January 2016
Ho Chi Minh City5 January 201810 October 2018
FC Gifu1 February 20225 May 2022
Thailand U2019 March 202319 October 2023
Career Total

Honors

Omiya Ardija

Consadole Sapporo

Vietnam

References

  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)