Mio Otani

Mio Otani
大谷未央
Personal information
Full name	Mio Otani
Date of birth	May 5, 1979 (age 42)
Place of birth	Koka, Shiga, Japan
Height	1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Youth career
1995–1996
1997
Senior career*
National team
Tasaki Perule FC
Representing Japan
AFC Women's Asian Cup
Asian Games
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

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[]

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[]

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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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

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Japan Football Association(in Japanese)

External links[]

Mio Otani – FIFA competition record (archived)
Mio Otani at Soccerway
Mio Otani at WorldFootball.net
Mio Otani at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)

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