Shigetatsu Matsunaga

Shigetatsu Matsunaga (松永 成立, Shigetatsu Matsunaga, born 12 August 1962) is a former Japanese football player. He played for Japan national team.

Shigetatsu Matsunaga
松永 成立
Personal information
Full name Shigetatsu Matsunaga
Date of birth (1962-08-12) 12 August 1962
Place of birth Hamamatsu, Shizuoka, Japan
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
1978–1980 Hamana High School
1981–1984 Aichi Gakuin University
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1985–1995 Nissan Motors / Yokohama Marinos 334 (0)
1995–1996 Tosu Futures 54 (0)
1997 Brummell Sendai 15 (0)
1997–2000 Kyoto Purple Sanga 85 (0)
Total 488 (0)
National team
1988–1995 Japan 40 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club career

Matsunaga was educated at and played for Hamana High School and Aichi Gakuin University. After graduating from the university, he joined Nissan Motors (later Yokohama Marinos) in 1985. The club also won 1985 Emperor's Cup. From 1988 to 1990, the club won all three major title in Japan; Japan Soccer League, JSL Cup and Emperor's Cup for 2 years in a row. In 1990s, the club won 1990 JSL Cup, 1991 Emperor's Cup and 1992 Emperor's Cup. In Asia, the club won 1991–92 Asian Cup Winners' Cup.

When Japan's first-ever professional league J1 League started in 1993, Nissan Motors was transformed to Yokohama Marinos for whom he continued to play. The club won 1992 Emperor's Cup and 1992–93 Asian Cup Winners' Cup. After he lost his position to young Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi who would also replace him as the first-choice goalkeeper in the national team, he moved to Japan Football League (JFL) side Tosu Futures in 1995. He moved to fellow JFL side Brummell Sendai in 1997. He came back to J1 League to play for Kyoto Purple Sanga in 1998 and spent 3 seasons there before he retired in 2000.

National team career

Matsunaga was capped 40 times for Japan national team between 1988 and 1995.[1] He was the first-choice GK when Japan won the 1992 Asian Cup. However, he was sent off for retaliation in the semi-final against China and Kazuya Maekawa filled in for him for the rest of the competition. He was also tending the goal when Japan's hope to play in the 1994 World Cup finals was dashed by a late Iraqi equaliser in the 1994 World Cup qualification final qualifier, the match that the Japanese fans now refer to as the Agony of Doha.

Coaching career

After retiring from the game, Matsunaga served as a goalkeeping coach for Kyoto Purple Sanga from 2001 to 2006. He is now a goalkeeping coach for Yokohama F. Marinos.

Club statistics
Club performance League Cup League Cup Total
Season Club League AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
Japan League Emperor's Cup J.League Cup Total
1985/86Nissan MotorsJSL Division 1150150
1986/87220220
1987/88220220
1988/89210210
1989/9022040260
1990/9122040260
1991/9221030240
1992Yokohama MarinosJ1 League-4090130
19933603000390
19944304030500
199510000-100
1995Tosu FuturesFootball League24010-250
199630030-330
1997Brummell SendaiFootball League1500060210
1997Kyoto Purple SangaJ1 League60000060
19983402040400
19993002031351
20001500000150
Total 48801903615431

National team statistics

[1]

Japan national team
YearAppsGoals
198810
198990
199000
199110
199290
1993140
199400
199560
Total400

Personal honours

Team honours

National Team

Nissan Motors / Yokohama Marinos

References
  1. Japan National Football Team Database
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