Japanese footballer and manager
Midori Honda (本田 美登里 , Honda Midori , born 16 November 1964) is a Japanese football manager and former player who is currently the head coach of the Uzbekistan national team .[ 1] As a player, Honda played for Japan national team .
Club career
Honda was born in Shizuoka on 16 November 1964. She played for her local club Shimizudaihachi SC . She won Empress's Cup for 4 years in a row (1980 -1983 ). In 1985, she moved to Yomiuri Nippon SC Ladies Beleza . The club won L.League for 3 years in a row (1990 -1992 ). She was selected Best Eleven in 1990 season .[citation needed ]
National team career
In June 1981, when Honda was 16 years old, she was selected Japan national team for 1981 AFC Championship . At this competition, on 7 June, she debuted against Chinese Taipei . This match is Japan team first match in International A Match . She also played at 1986 , 1989 , 1991 AFC Championship and 1990 Asian Games . She was also a member of Japan national team for 1991 World Cup . This competition was her last game for Japan. She played 43 games for Japan until 1991.[ 2]
Coaching career
In 2001, Honda became manager for new club Okayama Yunogo Belle . She instructed international players, Aya Miyama , Miho Fukumoto and so on. End of 2010 season , she resigned. In 2013, she became manager for AC Nagano Parceiro .[citation needed ]
In February 2022, Honda became the head coach of the Uzbekistan women's national football team .[ 1]
National team statistics
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References
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Current managers of
AFC women's national teams