Class of 2001 Class of 2002 Class of 2003 Class of 2004 Class of 2005 Class of 2006 Class of 2007 Team Index Albirex Niigata Kashima Antlers Omiya Ardija Avispa Fukuoka Shonan Bellmare Cerezo Osaka Consadole Sapporo Ehime FC Kawasaki Frontale Gamba Osaka Nagoya Grampus Gifu FC Mito Hollyhock JEF United Jubilo Iwata Yokohama Marinos Montedio Yamagata Urawa Reds Kashiwa Reysol Roasso Kumamoto Sagan Tosu Sanfrecce Hiroshima Kyoto Sanga Shimizu S-Pulse Thespa Kusatsu FC Tokyo Oita Trinita Vegalta Sendai Ventforet Kofu Tokyo Verdy Vissel Kobe Tokushima Vortis Yokohama FC

Fumitake Miura Position: MF Born:12-Aug-1970 Height/Weight:174/72 Birthplace:Shizuoka Previous Teams:Shimizu #5 Jr.HS, Shimizu Commercial HS, Tsukuba U., Yokohama Marinos, Kyoto Purple Sanga, Jubilo Iwata, FC Tokyo Matches (J1/J2):286/0 Goals: 37/0 First Appearance: 22-May-1993 Yokohama FC - vs - Nagoya Grampus (at Mizuho Stadium) First Goal : 12-Jun-1993 Yokohama FC - vs - Yokohama Flugels (at Mitsuzawa Stadium) Year Team Appearances Goals 1993 Yokohama Marinos 25 5 1994 Yokohama Marinos 38 8 1995 Yokohama Marinos 16 3 1996 Yokohama Marinos 23 2 1997 Yokohama Marinos 27 3 1998 Yokohama Marinos 18 5 1999 Kyoto Purple Sanga 23 4 1999 Jubilo Iwata 5 1 2000 Jubilo Iwata 21 0 2001 FC Tokyo 27 3 2002 FC Tokyo 12 0 2003 FC Tokyo 26 1 2004 FC Tokyo 22 2 2005 FC Tokyo 14 0 2006 FC Tokyo 0 0 TOTAL 286 37 During the 1990s, Japan spawned a number of national team prospects with the surname of Miura. The most famous of these is naturally Kazuyoshi Miura, who was one of the J.League's top strikers in its early years, and his brother Yasutoshi is also fairly well known. Most people are also familiar with Atsuhiro Miura, who is no relation to the two brothers. He was an offensive midfielder and set ball expert who had a large number of caps during the reign of Phillipe Troussier. The fourth National Team player named Miura never attained the sort of fame that the other three achieved -- and he also is the only one who never played for Vissel Kobe. However, "fame" can be a deceiving measure of a player's accomplishments over the course of a football career. And nothing illustrates that better than the career of Fumitake Miura. Like the brothers Kazu and Yasu, Fumitake Miura grew up in the football heartland of Shizuoka Prefecture, attending Shizuoka Sangyo High School which was one of the top schools of the era and a source of many famous J.Leaguers. In 1993, the Tsukuba University graduate joined the Yokohama Marinos and immediately established himself as a wing back in the best South American tradition. In those days the Marinos opted for a slightly different path compared with the Brazilian focus of most of its rivals. The team hired a number of highly talented Argentines, such as Ramon Diaz, Ramon Medina Bello and David Bisconti, and established itself as one of the early league powers. Despite the high level of talent on the team, Miura established himself as a regular starter and was one of the assist leaders in the first few seasons. His crosses from the wing were highly accurate, and of course he had some of the best target men you could ask for., putting his crosses into the net. As Miura matured, the Marinos began to change their style of play and also started slipping downtable. After spending a lot of time on the bench in 1998, Miura moved -- first to Kyoto in what was a frustrating year, despite the fact that Purple Sanga went to the Emperor's Cup final that year -- and then to Jubilo, where he took part in the team's 1999 league title. As a new century dawned, Miura was beginning to get a bit old, and losing the speed that used to allow him to work the wing so effectively. But following a move to FC Tokyo, Fumitake proved his flexibility and breadth by completely altering his style and taking over a holding midfield role. So effective was he in this position that he remained a core member of the FC Tokyo team for another six seasons, and contributed to a Nabisco Cup trophy -- the fourth title of his career. By that standard he was as "successful" as any other Miura. Only Kazu has as many championships to his credit.

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