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Mio Otani
大谷 未央
Personal information
Full name Mio Otani
Date of birth (1979-05-05) May 5, 1979 (age 46)
Place of birth Koka, Shiga, Japan
Height 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Position Forward
Youth career
1995–1996 Nishiyama High School
1997 Keimei Gakuin High School
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1998–2008 Tasaki Perule FC 180 (150)
Total 180 (150)
International career
2000–2007 Japan 73 (31)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Mio Otani (大谷 未央, Ōtani Mio; born May 5, 1979) is a former Japanese football player. She played for Japan national team.

Club career

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Otani was born in Koka on May 5, 1979. After graduating from high school, she joined Tasaki Perule FC in 1998. She became top scorer for 3 years in a row (2001 and 2003). In 2003 season, she was also selected MVP awards and the club won L.League championship. In 2005 season, she became top scorer again. However, the club was disbanded in 2008 due to financial strain. So, she retired end of 2008 season. She scored 150 goals in 180 matches in L.League. She was also selected Best Eleven for 3 years in a row (2001-2006).

National team career

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On May 31, 2000, Otani debuted for Japan national team against Australia. She was a member of Japan for 2003, 2007 World Cup and 2004 Summer Olympics. She scored a hat trick in Japan's victory over Argentina in the 2003 World Cup. She also played at 2001, 2003 AFC Championship, 2002 Asian Games and 2006 Asian Cup. She played 73 games and scored 31 goals for Japan until 2007.[1]

National team statistics

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[1]

Japan national team
Year Apps Goals
2000 5 0
2001 11 9
2002 10 2
2003 14 13
2004 10 7
2005 7 0
2006 9 0
2007 7 0
Total 73 31

International goals

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No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 16 March 2001 Taipei, Taiwan 👁 Image
 Chinese Taipei		 ?–0 2–0 Friendly
2. 4 December 2001 New Taipei City, Taiwan 👁 Image
 Singapore		 ?–0 14–0 2001 AFC Women's Championship
3. ?–0
4. 8 December 2001 👁 Image
 Guam		 ?–0 11–0
5. ?–0
6. ?–0
7. 12 December 2001 👁 Image
 Vietnam		 ?–? 3–1
8. ?–?
9. 14 December 2001 👁 Image
 South Korea		 2–1 2–1
10. 4 October 2002 Changwon, South Korea 👁 Image
 Vietnam		 1–0 3–0 2002 Asian Games
11. 2–0
12. 9 June 2003 Bangkok, Thailand 👁 Image
 Philippines		 1–0 15–0 2003 AFC Women's Championship
13. 3–0
14. 5–0
15. 8–0
16. 9–0
17. 12–0
18. 15–0
19. 13 June 2003 👁 Image
 Myanmar		 1–0 7–0
20. 2–0
21. 22 July 2003 Sendai, Japan 👁 Image
 South Korea		 1–0 5–0 Friendly
22. 14 September 2003 Concord, United States 👁 Image
 France		 1–2 2–2
23. 20 September 2003 Columbus, United States 👁 Image
 Argentina		 4–0 6–0 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup
24. 5–0
25. 6–0
26. 18 April 2004 Tokyo, Japan 👁 Image
 Vietnam		 2–0 7–0 2004 Summer Olympics qualification
27. 4–0
28. 22 April 2004 👁 Image
 Thailand		 5–0 6–0
29. 24 April 2004 👁 Image
 North Korea		 3–0 3–0
30. 30 July 2004 👁 Image
 Canada		 ?–0 3–0 Friendly
31. ?–0
32. 6 August 2004 Zeist, Netherlands 👁 Image
 Netherlands		 ?–0 2–0

References

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  1. ^ a b Japan Football Association(in Japanese)

External links

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Japan squads
Japan squad – 2001 AFC Women's Championship runners-up
Japan squad – 2003 AFC Women's Championship fourth place
Japan squad – 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup
Japan women's football squad – 2004 Summer Olympics
Japan squad – 2006 AFC Women's Asian Cup fourth place
Japan squad – 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup


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