Michel Miyazawa

Honestly, the name "Michel Miyazawa" had me doing a double-take the first time I saw it — I half-expected a French midfielder, not a guy born and raised in Chiba. That gap between the name and the reality is kind of the whole story with him, though. He graduated from Kokushikan University, which has this reputation for grit and old-school intensity, so there's a real contrast between that suave-sounding name and the hard-nosed football background underneath it. Born to a French father and a Japanese mother, he became the first foreign national ever to play in Japan's National Sports Festival, and guys who came up that way tend to do their talking through the work, not the press. Low profile, solid foundation, unexpectedly cool name. That's a combo I can respect.

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Michel Miyazawa is a former Japanese soccer player and football commentator born on July 14, 1963, in Chiba Prefecture, Japan. He stands 177 cm tall and attended Kokushikan University. He is known professionally under the distinctive name Michel Miyazawa, a blend that reflects his unique background within Japanese football.

Name (English)

Michel Miyazawa

Name (Japanese)

宮澤ミッシェル

Reading

みやざわ みっしぇる

Born

July 14, 1963 (age 63)

Origin

Chiba Prefecture, Japan

Height

177cm

Occupation

Soccer player

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Cancer / Rabbit

University

Kokushikan University

• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%AE%AE%E6%BE%A4%E3%83%9F%E3%82%B7%E3%82%A7%E3%83%AB
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q247586

Tags

• From Chiba Prefecture
• Soccer player

Last updated

October 18, 2026

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