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Toru Miyamoto
宮本 亨
Personal information
Full name Toru Miyamoto
Date of birth (1982-12-03) December 3, 1982 (age 43)
Place of birth Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi, Japan
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
1998–2000 Shimonoseki Chuo Technical High School
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2009 Avispa Fukuoka 177 (5)
2009–2010 Tochigi SC 26 (1)
2011–2015 Giravanz Kitakyushu 125 (2)
Total 328 (8)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Toru Miyamoto (宮本 亨, Miyamoto Tōru, born December 3, 1982) is a former Japanese football player. He played as a defender for several teams during his career.

Toru Miyamoto's Football Journey

Toru Miyamoto was born in Shimonoseki, Japan, on December 3, 1982. After finishing high school, he started his professional football career. He joined the J1 League club Avispa Fukuoka in 2001.

Starting with Avispa Fukuoka

Miyamoto made his first appearance for Avispa Fukuoka on July 7, 2001. He played as a right side back in a match against Nagoya Grampus. However, that was his only game in 2001. Avispa Fukuoka was then moved down to the J2 League, which is the second division of Japanese football.

From 2003, Miyamoto started playing more often. By 2005, he became a regular player, usually playing as a center back. That year, Avispa Fukuoka was promoted back to the J1 League. Even though the team went back to J2 the next year, Miyamoto continued to play many matches until 2007. His playing time became less frequent from 2008.

Moving to Tochigi SC and Giravanz Kitakyushu

In August 2009, Miyamoto moved to Tochigi SC, a club that had just been promoted to the J2 League. He quickly became a regular center back there. He played in almost all their matches in the 2009 season. However, he didn't play as much in 2010.

In 2011, he joined Giravanz Kitakyushu. He was a regular player for this team until 2013. After 2014, his opportunities to play decreased again. Toru Miyamoto decided to retire from professional football at the end of the 2015 season.

Career Statistics Overview

Toru Miyamoto played in many matches throughout his career. Here's a quick look at his club statistics:

Club Performance League Cup League Cup Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Japan League Emperor's Cup J.League Cup Total
2001 Avispa Fukuoka J1 League 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2002 J2 League 5 0 2 0 - 7 0
2003 14 0 0 0 - 14 0
2004 16 0 1 0 - 17 0
2005 36 0 0 0 - 36 0
2006 J1 League 20 0 2 0 5 0 27 0
2007 J2 League 47 4 2 0 - 49 4
2008 24 1 1 0 - 25 1
2009 14 0 0 0 - 14 0
Total 177 5 8 0 5 0 190 5
2009 Tochigi SC J2 League 15 0 1 0 - 16 0
2010 11 1 0 0 - 11 1
Total 26 1 1 0 - 27 1
2011 Giravanz Kitakyushu J2 League 36 1 1 0 - 37 1
2012 33 0 0 0 - 33 0
2013 39 0 0 0 - 39 0
2014 11 0 2 0 - 13 0
2015 6 1 1 0 - 7 1
Total 125 2 4 0 - 129 2
Career Total 328 8 13 0 5 0 346 8

More Information

  • [Toru Miyamoto at J.League Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 22: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). Toru Miyamoto's J.League Player Profile]

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