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Naoki Matsuda
松田 直樹
Personal information
Date of birth (1977-03-14)14 March 1977
Place of birth Kiryu, Gunma, Japan
Date of death 4 August 2011(2011-08-04) (aged 34)
Place of death Matsumoto, Nagano, Japan
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Youth career
1992–1994 Maebashi Ikuei High School
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1995–2010 Yokohama F. Marinos 385 (17)
2011 Matsumoto Yamaga FC 15 (1)
Total 400 (18)
International career
1993 Japan U-17 4 (1)
1995 Japan U-20 4 (0)
1996–2000 Japan U-23 5 (0)
2000–2005 Japan 40 (1)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Japan
AFC Asian Cup
Winner2000 Lebanon
Winner2004 China
FIFA Confederations Cup
Runner-up2001 Korea/Japan
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Naoki Matsuda (松田 直樹, Matsuda Naoki; March 14, 1977 – August 4, 2011) was a Japanese football player. He played for the Japan national team.

Biography

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Matsuda was born in Kiryu on March 14, 1977. After graduating from Maebashi Ikuei High School, he joined Yokohama Marinos (later Yokohama F. Marinos) in 1995. From first season, he became a regular player and played as right back of three defense with Japan national team players Masami Ihara and Norio Omura. The club won the champions in 1995 J1 League. In 2000s, he mainly played as center back with Yuji Nakazawa or Yuzo Kurihara, also played defensive midfielder. The club won the champions in 2001 J.League Cup, 2003 and 2004 J1 League. Although he played as central player of Marinos in 16 seasons, he was sacked end of 2010 season.

In August 1993, Matsuda was selected the Japan U-17 national team for 1993 U-17 World Championship. He played full-time in all 4 matches and scored 1 goal. In April 1995, he was also selected the Japan U-20 national team for 1995 World Youth Championship and he played full-time in all 4 matches.

In July 1996, Matsuda was selected the Japan U-23 national team for 1996 Summer Olympics and he played full-time in all 3 matches. Although Japan won 2 matches, Japan lost at First round. At this time, Japan won Brazil in first game. It was known as "Miracle of Miami" (マイアミの奇跡) in Japan.

On 5 February 2000, Matsuda debuted for the Japan national team against Mexico. After the debut, he played many matches as one of three backs defense. In September, he was selected U-23 Japan for 2000 Summer Olympics 2nd time. However he played only 2 matches instead Koji Nakata got injured in the third game.

In October 2000, Matsuda was selected Japan for 2000 Asian Cup. He played 3 matches and Japan won the champions. In 2001, he was also selected Japan for 2001 Confederations Cup. He played 4 matches and Japan won the 2nd place. At 2002 World Cup, he played full-time in all 4 matches. After 2002 World Cup, he did not play in many matches. He was selected Japan for 2004 Asian Cup. Although Japan won the champions, he played only 5 minutes. On 29 January 2005, he played and scored a goal against Kazakhstan. Although this goal is his first goal for Japan, this game became his last game for Japan. He played 40 games and scored 1 goal for Japan until 2005.

In 2011, Matsuda moved to Japan Football League club Matsumoto Yamaga FC. Although he played for qualify for promote to J2 League, in August 2, he collapsed for myocardial infarction during training. On August 4, he died at the age of 34. His last match against Honda on July 23 was his400th game in the league. At the end of the season, the club won promotion to the J2 League.

During practice on August 2, 2011, he collapsed from a heatstroke and a heart attack. He was rushed to hospital.[1] He was put on life support, but died from "sudden cardiac failure" on August 4.[2]

Career statistics

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Club

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[3]
Club Season League Emperor's Cup J.League Cup Asia Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Yokohama F. Marinos[a] 1995 J1 League 33110––341
1996 16010112–282
1997 3122060–392
1998 1201041–171
1999 2703020–320
2000 2422130–293
2001 2901090–390
2002 2521000–262
2003 2000050–250
2004 241104040331
2005 271104140362
2006 2940093–387
2007 812050–151
2008 3013070–401
2009 31130102–443
2010 1912030–241
Matsumoto Yamaga FC 2011 Japan Football League 151–––151
Career total 400182418298050628
  1. ↑ "Yokohama Marinos" until 1999

International

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Appearances and goals by national team and year[4]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Japan 2000140
2001100
2002120
200300
200430
200511
Total401
Scores and results list Japan's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Matsuda goal.
List of international goals scored by Naoki Matsuda
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
129 January 2005Yokohama, Japan Kazakhstan4–0Friendly

Honours

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Yokohama F. Marinos

Japan

Individual

References

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  1. ↑ "Former Japan defender Naoki Matsuda dies of heart attack aged 34," Archived 2012-10-19 at the Wayback Machine The Guardian (UK. August 4, 2011; retrieved 2011-10-22.
  2. ↑ Hughes, Rob. "A Soccer Player’s Tragic Death." New York Times (US). August 4, 2011; retrieved 2011-10-22.
  3. ↑ Single source here, if player is inactive. If player has not retired, move source next to "Updated" template.
  4. ↑ Japan National Football Team Database
  5. ↑ "Yasuhito Endo named J-League 30-year MVP, Kazuyoshi Miura, Shunsuke Nakamura in best XI". Mainichi Shimbun. Archived from the original on 15 May 2023. Retrieved May 17, 2023.

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