Miyo Okamoto

Miyo Okamoto
岡本三代
Personal information
Full name	Miyo Okamoto
Date of birth	July 1, 1978 (age 45)
Place of birth	Kōchi, Japan
Height	1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team
1994–1998	Suzuyo Shimizu FC Lovely Ladies
1999–2000	Kumamoto Renaissance FC
2001–2003	Okayama Yunogo Belle
2004–2005	Bene Gruppo
2006–2008	Kochi Ganador FC
Managerial career
2006–2012	Kochi Ganador FC
2009–2012	Kochi Ganador FC Jr.
2013–2018	Cerezo Osaka Sakai Girls
2019–2020	Cerezo Osaka Sakai Ladies
2021–2023	Thailand Ladies
2021–2023	Thailand Ladies U20
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Miyo Okamoto (岡本三代, Okamoto Miyo, born 1 July 1978) is a Japanese football manager and former player who played as a midfielder. She was most recently the head coach of the Thailand senior^[1] and under-20 women's national teams.

At the 2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup, her usage of unusual tactics and out-of-position players, such as striker Pitsamai Sornsai in defence, led to Thailand only winning a single match in the group stage and losing 7-0 to defending champions Japan in the quarter-finals, as well as both World Cup play-off matches to regional rivals Vietnam and Chinese Taipei. She was criticised after the tournament, but continued to hold on to her job and led the War Elephants to a silver medal at the 2021 Southeast Asian Games in Vietnam.

Managerial statistics edit

As of 21 February 2023

Team	From	To	Record
Team	From	To	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Thailand (senior)	22 January 2021	28 February 2023	24	12	3	9	47	27	+20	050.00
Thailand U-20	22 January 2021	28 February 2023	6	4	0	2	15	2	+13	066.67
Career totals			30	16	3	11	62	29	+33	053.33