Seki Matsunaga (松永 碩, Matsunaga Seki, June 25, 1928 – March 4, 2013) was a Japanese football player. He played for Japan national team. His brother Akira Matsunaga and Nobuo Matsunaga also played for Japan national team.
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Seki Matsunaga | |||||||||||||
| Date of birth | June 25, 1928 | |||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Shizuoka, Empire of Japan | |||||||||||||
| Date of death | March 4, 2013 (aged 84) | |||||||||||||
| Place of death | Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan | |||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Forward | |||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||
| Shida High School | ||||||||||||||
| Waseda University | ||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
| Hitachi | ||||||||||||||
| International career | ||||||||||||||
| 1951 | Japan | 1 | (0) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | ||||||||||||||
Club career
editMatsunaga was born in Shizuoka Prefecture on June 25, 1928. After graduating from Waseda University, he played for Hitachi.
National team career
editIn March 1951, when Matsunaga was a Waseda University student, he was selected Japan national team for Japan team first game after World War II, 1951 Asian Games. At this competition, on March 9, he debuted against Afghanistan.[1]
On March 4, 2013, Matsunaga died of respiratory failure in Setagaya, Tokyo at the age of 84.
National team statistics
edit| Japan national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 1951 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 1 | 0 |
Honours
editJapan
- Asian Games Bronze medal: 1951
References
editExternal links
edit- Seki Matsunaga at National-Football-Teams.com
- Japan National Football Team Database
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