Toshio Matsuura

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Toshio Matsuura
Personal information
Full nameToshio Matsuura
Date of birth (1955-11-20) November 20, 1955 (age 68)
Place of birthYokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
Height1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Playing positionForward
Youth career
1971–1973Yokohama Midorigaoka High School
1974–1977Waseda University
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1978–1991NKK
National team
1981–1987Japan22(6)
Teams managed
1992–1993NKK
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Biography

Matsuura was born in Yokohama on November 20, 1955. After graduating from Waseda University, he joined Japan Soccer League club Nippon Kokan (later NKK) in 1978. The club won the champions at 1980 JSL Cup and 1981 Emperor's Cup. From 1985, the club won the 2nd place for 3 years in a row in league and won the champions 1987 JSL Cup. He also became a league top scorer in 1986/87 and 1987/88 season. He retired in 1991.

On June 2, 1981, Matsuura debuted for the Japan national team against China. He played at 1984 Summer Olympics qualification. In 1986, he was selected Japan for the first time in 2 years and also played 1986 Asian Games. In 1987, he played at 1988 Summer Olympics qualification. This qualification was his last game for Japan. He played 22 games and scored 6 goals for Japan until 1987.

After retirement, Matsuura became a manager NKK in 1992. However the club was disbanded end of 1993 season.

Statistics

[1]

Club performance League
SeasonClubLeague AppsGoals
JapanLeague
1978 Nippon Kokan JSL Division 1 18 3
1979 18 6
1980 JSL Division 2
1981
1982 JSL Division 1 18 2
1983 JSL Division 2 16 18
1984 JSL Division 1 18 8
1985/86 21 10
1986/87 22 14
1987/88 21 11
1988/89 NKK JSL Division 1 22 4
1989/90 19 8
1990/91 16 2
Country Japan 209+ 68+
Total 209+ 68+

[2]

Japan national team
YearAppsGoals
1981 4 1
1982 2 0
1983 5 0
1984 1 0
1985 0 0
1986 3 1
1987 7 4
Total 22 6

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