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. A Cancer born in 1963 — that's the generation that built Japanese club football brick by brick before the J-League era made it glamorous. I don't know every chapter of his career, but 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.

Michel Miyazawa is a Japanese soccer player 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

Born

July 14, 1963 (age 63)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Cancer / Rabbit (卯)

Origin

Chiba Prefecture, Japan

Height

177cm

Occupation

Soccer player

University

Kokushikan University

Motto

Private

• 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

Tags

• From Chiba Prefecture
• Soccer player

Last updated

2026-06-02

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