Tomokazu Myojin

is a former Japanese football player. He played for the Japan national team.

Biography
Myojin was born in Kobe on January 24, 1978. He joined J1 League club Kashiwa Reysol from their youth team in 1996. He played many matches as a defensive midfielder from his first season. He became a regular player under manager Akira Nishino in 1998. In 1999, Reysol were the champions in J.League Cup and got third place in the J1 League. Reysol were champions J1 League for two years in a row in 2000 and 2001. Myojin was selected for the Best Eleven award. The team was relegated to the J2 League at the end of the 2005 season.

In 2006, Myojin moved to Gamba Osaka, which was managed by Akira Nishino. He played with other players from the Japan national team and won lots of trophies, including the 2007 J.League Cup, and the 2008 and 2009 Emperor's Cup. Gamba were also the champions of the 2008 AFC Champions League and got third place in the 2008 Club World Cup. However when the team's manager left at the end of the 2011 season, the club struggled. In 2012, Gamba finished 17th out of 18 teams, and were relegated to the J2 League for the 2013 season.

Gamba won the J2 League in 2013 and returned to the J1 league for 2014, when the team won all three of the major titles in Japan – the J1 League, the J.League Cup, and the Emperor's Cup. Myojin left at the end of the 2015 season.

Myojin moved to Nagoya Grampus in 2016 but did not play many matches. Grampus finished in 16th place and were relegated to the J2 league. Myojin moved to the J3 League in 2017 to play for AC Nagano Parceiro. He retired in 2019.

Myojin was chosen to play for the Japan national under-20 football team at the 1997 World Youth Championship. He played in all five matches for the team in the tournament.

Myojin played for Japan 26 times and scored three goals between 2000 and 2002. He played three games at the 2002 World Cup.

Career statistics

Club
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionNippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "J1&J2&J3選手名鑑ハンディ版 2018 (NSK MOOK)", 7 February 2018, Japan,  (p. 255 out of 289)Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "2017 J1&J2&J3選手名鑑 (NSK MOOK)", 8 February 2017, Japan,  (p. 251 out of 289)ClubSeasonLeagueEmperor's CupJ.League CupAsiaOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsKashiwa Reysol1996J1 League1100020––13019971311060––20119982802041––34119993013040––37120002922020––33220012901040––34020022710010––28120032912140––35220042850060––34520052811040––331Total25212121371––30114Gamba Osaka2006J1 League25050203010360200733220100–1046220083235040141305842009312522150104452010294301060–3942011272100050–3322012311512050–4322013J2 League200100000–2102014J1 League1204050––210201510010304020200Total250143232914218036119Nagoya Grampus2016J1 League1500030––180Nagano Parceiro2017J3 League16010–––170201814000–––14020198020–––100Total38030–––410Career total538264746924217070333

International
+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsJapan2000922001702002101Total263

Scores and results list Japan's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Myojin goal.

+ List of international goals scored by Tomokazu MyojinMYOJIN TomokazuNo.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition1  24 October 2000  Beirut, Lebanon   4–1 4–1  2000 AFC Asian Cup2  26 October 2000  Beirut, Lebanon   3–2 3–2  2000 AFC Asian Cup3  17 April 2002  Yokohama, Japan   1–0 1–1  Friendly

Honors
Kashiwa Reysol
 J.League Cup – 1999

Gamba Osaka
AFC Champions League – 2008
Pan-Pacific Championship – 2008
J1 League – 2014
Emperor's Cup – 2008, 2009, 2014, 2015
J.League Cup – 2007
Japanese Super Cup – 2007, 2015

Japan
 AFC Asian Cup – 2000

Individual
 J.League Best Eleven – 2000

References

Other websites

Category:1978 births
Category:Living people
Category:Footballers from Hyōgo Prefecture
Category:Japan international footballers
Category:J1 League players
Category:J2 League players
Category:J3 League players
Category:Kashiwa Reysol players
Category:Gamba Osaka players
Category:Nagoya Grampus players
Category:AC Nagano Parceiro players
Category:2002 FIFA World Cup players
Category:2001 FIFA Confederations Cup players
Category:2003 FIFA Confederations Cup players
Category:Footballers at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Category:2000 AFC Asian Cup players
Category:AFC Asian Cup-winning players