is a former

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ese

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player.

Playing career

Mio was born in

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on January 26, 1983. He joined

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club

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from

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youth team in 2001. He played many matches from first season. In 2002, he moved to

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club

Kyoto Purple Sanga is a Japanese professional football club based in Kyoto. The club plays in the J1 League, the top tier of football in the country. Its name "Sanga" comes from the Sanskrit word ''sangha'', a term meaning "group" or "club" and often used to deno ...

(later ''Kyoto Sanga FC''). However he could hardly play in the match until 2003 and Sanga was relegated to J2 end of 2003 season. He played many matches under new manager Koichi Hashiratani from 2004. Sanga won the champions in 2005 season and was promoted to J1. Although he played many matches, Sanga finished at the bottom place in 2006 season. Manager Hashiratani resigned end of 2006 season and Mio could hardly play in the match in 2007 season. In 2008, he moved to J2 club

for the first time in 7 years. Although he played many matches in 2008 season, his opportunity to play decreased in 2009 season. In 2010, he moved to

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club

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. He played all 34 matches and Gainare won the champions in 2010 season. Gainare played in J2 from 2011 and he played many matches until 2012. In 2013, he moved to J2 club

FC Gifu Football Club Gifu (フットボールクラブ岐阜, ''Futtobōrukurabu Gifu''), abbreviated as is a Japanese football club based in Gifu, capital of Gifu Prefecture, Japan. They play in the J3 League, the third tier of Japanese professional ...

. Although he played as regular player in 2013, he could not play many matches in 2014 and retired end of 2014 season.

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* 1983 births Living people Association football people from Kanagawa Prefecture Japanese men's footballers J1 League players J2 League players Japan Football League players Ventforet Kofu players Kyoto Sanga FC players Gainare Tottori players FC Gifu players Men's association football midfielders 21st-century Japanese sportsmen {{Japan-footy-midfielder-1980s-stub