Tomomi Miyamoto

Tomomi Miyamoto
Personal information
Full name	Tomomi Miyamoto
Date of birth	December 31, 1978 (age 45)
Place of birth	Sagamihara, Kanagawa, Japan
Height	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
1994–1996	Sagami-Ono High School
Senior career*
Years	Team
1997–2004	Iga FC Kunoichi
2006–2008	Iga FC Kunoichi
2009–2010	TEPCO Mareeze
2011–2012	Iga FC Kunoichi
Total
National team
1997–2007	Japan
Honours
Iga FC Kunoichi
Representing Japan
AFC Women's Asian Cup
Asian Games
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Tomomi Miyamoto (宮本ともみ, Miyamoto Tomomi, born December 31, 1978) (former name; Tomomi Mitsui, 三井ともみ) is a former Japanese football player. She played for the Japan national team.

Biography

Miyamoto was born in Sagamihara on December 31, 1978. After graduating from Sagami-Ono High School, she joined Prima Ham FC Kunoichi (later Iga FC Kunoichi) in 1997. She was selected Best Eleven 2 times (1999 and 2003). She took maternity leave in 2005 season. She came back from 2006 season. In 2009, she moved to TEPCO Mareeze. In 2011, she returned to Iga FC Kunoichi. End of 2012 season, she retired.

On June 8, 1997, when Miyamoto was 18 years old, she debuted and scored a goal for the Japan national team against China. She was a member of Japan for 1999, 2003, 2007 World Cup and 2004 Summer Olympics. She also played at 1997, 1999, 2003 AFC Championship, 1998 and 2002 Asian Games. She played 77 games and scored 13 goals for Japan until 2007.

Personal life

Miyamoto got married and changed her name to Tomomi Miyamoto (宮本ともみ) from Tomomi Mitsui (三井ともみ) in 2002. In May 2005, she bore a child. So, she took maternity leave in 2005 season.

Statistics

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Japan national team
Year	Apps	Goals
1997	6	2
1998	10	1
1999	14	2
2000	0	0
2001	0	0
2002	7	1
2003	14	3
2004	9	2
2005	0	0
2006	1	0
2007	16	2
Total	77	13

References

↑ Japan Football Association(in Japanese)

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[1] Japan Football Association(in Japanese)

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