Akira Matsunaga (footballer, born 1948)
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Full name | Akira Matsunaga | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | August 8, 1948 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Shizuoka, Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Forward | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1964–1966 | Fujieda Higashi High School | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1967–1970 | Waseda University | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1971–1982 | Hitachi | 176 | (82) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total | 176 | (82) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
International career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1973–1976 | Japan | 10 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Akira Matsunaga (松永 章, Matsunaga Akira, born August 8, 1948) is a former Japanese football player. He played for Japan national team.
Club career
[edit]Matsunaga was born in Shizuoka Prefecture on August 8, 1948. After graduating from Waseda University, he joined Hitachi in 1971. In 1972, the club won the champions in Japan Soccer League and Emperor's Cup. The club also won 1975 Emperor's Cup and 1976 JSL Cup. He scored many goals in early 1970s and competed with Kunishige Kamamoto for top scorer. Matsunaga retired in 1982. He played 176 games and scored 82 goals in the league and became a top scorer in 1972 and 1973. He was also selected Best Eleven for 4 years in a row (1972-1975).
National team career
[edit]In May 1973, Matsunaga was selected Japan national team for 1974 World Cup qualification. At this qualification, on May 22, he debuted against Hong Kong. He also played at 1976 Summer Olympics qualification. This qualification was his last game for Japan. He played 10 games and scored 2 goals for Japan until 1976.[1]
Club statistics
[edit]Club performance | League | |||
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Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals |
Japan | League | |||
1971 | Hitachi | JSL Division 1 | 11 | 4 |
1972 | 14 | 12 | ||
1973 | 18 | 11 | ||
1974 | 18 | 17 | ||
1975 | 18 | 15 | ||
1976 | 5 | 0 | ||
1977 | 15 | 4 | ||
1978 | 18 | 7 | ||
1979 | 18 | 2 | ||
1980 | 17 | 4 | ||
1981 | 16 | 4 | ||
1982 | 8 | 2 | ||
Total | 176 | 82 |
National team statistics
[edit]Japan national team | ||
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Year | Apps | Goals |
1973 | 3 | 0 |
1974 | 0 | 0 |
1975 | 0 | 0 |
1976 | 7 | 2 |
Total | 10 | 2 |
Personal honors
[edit]- Japan Soccer League Division 1 Top Scorer - 1972, 1973
References
[edit]External links
[edit]- Akira Matsunaga at National-Football-Teams.com
- Japan National Football Team Database
- 1948 births
- Living people
- Waseda University alumni
- Association football people from Shizuoka Prefecture
- Japanese men's footballers
- Japan men's international footballers
- Japan Soccer League players
- Kashiwa Reysol players
- Japanese football managers
- Men's association football forwards
- 20th-century Japanese sportsmen
- Japanese football forward stubs