Miyo Okamoto

Miyo Okamoto
岡本三代

Personal information
Full name	Miyo Okamoto
Date of birth	(1978-07-01) July 1, 1978
Place of birth	Kōchi, Japan
Height	1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Thailand Thailand U-20 (head coach)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
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–	Thailand
2021–	Thailand U-20
*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 is currently the head coach of the Thailand women's national football team and the Thailand women's national under-20 football team.

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 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

As of 15 November 2022

Managerial record by team and tenure

Team	From	To	Record
			P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Thailand	22 January 2021	Present	21	11	2	8	44	24	+20	052.38
Thailand U-20	22 January 2021	Present	6	4	0	2	15	2	+13	066.67
Career totals			27	15	2	10	59	26	+33	055.56

Honours

Manager

Thailand Women

• 2021 Southeast Asian Games: Silver medal
• AFF Women's Championship runner-up: 2022

See also

• Japan Football Association (JFA)