is a former

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player. He played for Japan national team. He is not related to fellow footballer and who is also from

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Club career

Miura was born in Oita on 24 July 1974. After dropped out from

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, he joined

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in 1994. He became a regular player in 1995 and he mainly played as left midfielder. The club won the champions at 1994–95 Asian Cup Winners' Cup. In 1998, the club won

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. However the club was disbanded end of 1998 season due to financial strain, he moved to

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. He moved to

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in 2001. However his opportunity to play decreased behind

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while Miura was away from the club for Japan national team. He moved to

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in 2005. Although he served as captain, his opportunity to play decreased in 2007. In August 2007, he moved to

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was founded by Yokohama Flügels supporters. He retired end of 2010 season.

National team career

On 6 June 1999, Miura debuted for Japan national team against

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. He also played at 1999 Copa America. In September 2000, he was elected Japan for Japan U-23 national team as over age for

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. In October, he played at

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and Japan won the champions. In 2001, he played at 2001 Confederations Cup and Japan won the 2nd place. In 2003, he was elected Japan for the first time in 2 years. Although he played as left side-back, there were few opportunity to play behind

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. He was also elected Japan for 2004 Asian Cup won the champions and

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. However he did not play in the match at both competition. He played 25 games and scored 1 goal for Japan until 2005.

Club statistics

National team statistics

(champions) * 2001 Confederations Cup * 2004 Asian Cup (champions) *

Honors and awards

Japan *

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Runner-up:

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References

External links

* *
Japan National Football Team Database
* 1974 births Living people Aoyama Gakuin University alumni Association football people from Ōita Prefecture Japanese footballers Japan international footballers J1 League players J2 League players Yokohama Flügels players Yokohama F. Marinos players Tokyo Verdy players Vissel Kobe players Yokohama FC players Olympic footballers of Japan Footballers at the 2000 Summer Olympics 1999 Copa América players 2000 AFC Asian Cup players 2001 FIFA Confederations Cup players 2004 AFC Asian Cup players 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup players AFC Asian Cup-winning players Association football midfielders Japanese football managers J1 League managers Vissel Kobe managers {{Japan-footy-midfielder-1970s-stub