Tsuneyasu Miyamoto, who has previously served as Managing Director, has been appointed as the new president of the Japan Football Association. At the age of 47, he is the youngest person to be appointed after the war, and at a press conference, Miyamoto expressed his enthusiasm, saying, ``I want to involve many people and contribute to the development of soccer in Japan and around the world.''
The Japan Football Association held a board of council meeting in Tokyo on the 23rd, and it was announced that Mr. Miyamoto, who had previously served as executive director, would be appointed as the 15th president, succeeding president Kozo Tajima, who will step down at the end of his term. approved.
Mr. Miyamoto is 47 years old.
During his playing days, he played for Gamba Osaka and other teams, and represented Japan in two consecutive World Cups, the 2002 Japan-Korea tournament and the 2006 Germany tournament, where he also served as captain.
After his retirement, he served as the manager of Gamba, and in March of the year before, he was appointed as the director of the Japan Football Association, and since February of last year he has served as the managing director.
At the age of 47, he is the youngest chairman since the war, and the first time a former J Leaguer and World Cup participant has been appointed.
At the press conference to announce his appointment, new president Miyamoto said, ``It's a heart-warming feeling.As I've always said since I was a player, I want to make soccer an even bigger presence.There are things I can't do alone, so I need to involve many people to help Japan.'' "I want to contribute to the development of soccer around the world," he said with enthusiasm.
Additionally, under the new system, 38-year-old Nahomi Kawasumi, who contributed to Japan's first victory at the 2011 World Cup in Germany as a member of Japan's women's national team Nadeshiko Japan, will become the first active female soccer player to become a board member. Did.