is a Japanese former

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player and manager. He is currently the manager of the club

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. He played for the Japan national team. His brother Kazuyoshi Miura is also a footballer.

Club career

Miura was born in

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on 15 July 1965. After graduating from

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, through Brazilian club Santos, he joined Yomiuri (later ''Verdy Kawasaki'') in 1986. The club won the champions in

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3 times,

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1 times and

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2 times. In Asia, the club also won 1987 Asian Club Championship. In 1992, moved to new club

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based in his local

in 1992. In 1996, he returned to Verdy Kawasaki. The club won 1996 Emperor's Cup. However his opportunity for play has decreased, he moved to

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in 1999. He played as regular player at the club. However the club was relegated to

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in 2001 and he moved to

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in 2002. He retired in 2003. He was 38 years old.

National team career

In October 1993, Miura was selected Japan national team. On 4 October 1993, he debuted for Japan national team against

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. He played as left side-back on behalf of regular player

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could not play for injury. Miura also played at 1994 World Cup qualification. He played 3 games for Japan in 1993.Japan National Football Team Database
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Coaching career

After retirement, Miura became a manager for

club Giravanz Kitakyushu in 2011. Although Giravanz was at the bottom place in 2010 season, Miura led Giravanz to 8th place in 2011 season. In 2012 season, Giravanz finished at 9th place. In 2013, he moved to J2 club

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which Miura played long time. However the club results were bad and Miura was sacked in September 2014 when the club was at the 20th place of 22 clubs. In 2015, Miura moved to Thailand and signed with

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. However he was sacked for poor performance in July. In 2016, he signed with

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club

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. He moved to J3 club

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in 2017. In 2018, he led the club to the 2nd place and the club was promoted to J2 first time in the club history. However he resigned end of 2018 season. On 15 July 2021, he was appointed as manager at

Club statistics

National team statistics

Managerial statistics

J.League Data Site
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References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Miura, Yasutoshi 1965 births Living people Association football people from Shizuoka Prefecture Japanese footballers Japan international footballers Japanese football managers Japan Soccer League players J1 League players Tokyo Verdy players Shimizu S-Pulse players Avispa Fukuoka players Vissel Kobe players J2 League managers J3 League managers Giravanz Kitakyushu managers Tokyo Verdy managers Kataller Toyama managers Kagoshima United FC managers Suzuka Point Getters managers Association football defenders Association football midfielders