Toshiya Miura Explained

Toshiya Miura
三浦 俊也
Fullname:Toshiya Miura
Birth Date:16 July 1963
Birth Place:Kamaishi, Iwate, Japan
Youthyears1:1979–1981
Youthclubs1:Kamaishi Minami High School
Youthyears2:1982–1985
Youthclubs2:Komazawa University
Clubs1:Morioka Zebra
Clubs2:Nippon Steel Kamaishi
Manageryears1:1997
Managerclubs1:Brummell Sendai
Manageryears2:1998
Managerclubs2:Mito HollyHock
Manageryears3:2000–2001
Managerclubs3:Omiya Ardija
Manageryears4:2004–2006
Managerclubs4:Omiya Ardija
Manageryears5:2007–2008
Managerclubs5:Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo
Manageryears6:2009–2010
Managerclubs6:Vissel Kobe
Manageryears7:2011
Managerclubs7:Ventforet Kofu
Manageryears8:2014–2016
Managerclubs8:Vietnam U23
Manageryears9:2014–2016
Managerclubs9:Vietnam
Manageryears10:2017–2018
Managerclubs10:Hồ Chí Minh City
Manageryears11:2022
Managerclubs11:FC Gifu
Manageryears12:2023
Managerclubs12:Thailand U20

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] 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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Managerial record by team and tenure
TeamFromToRecord
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
Total

Honors

Omiya Ardija

Consadole Sapporo

Vietnam

Notes and References

  1. News: Miura confident of road ahead . 12 May 2014 . vietnamnews.vn . 12 May 2014.
  2. News: Vietnam book place in Asian U-23 tourney finals after shattering Macau . 1 April 2015 . tuoitrenews.vn . 1 April 2015.
  3. News: Clock ticking on Miura . 20 January 2016 . tuoitrenews.vn . 20 January 2016.
  4. https://data.j-league.or.jp/SFIX07/?staff_id=1301 J.League Data Site