Nobuo Matsunaga

Nobuo Matsunaga
松永信夫
Personal information
Full name	Nobuo Matsunaga
Date of birth	December 6, 1921
Place of birth	Shida District, Shizuoka, Empire of Japan
Date of death	September 25, 2007 (aged 85)
Place of death	Fujieda, Shizuoka, Japan
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
	Shida High School
College career
Years	Team
	Tokyo Liberal Arts and Science University
Senior career*
Years	Team
	Nippon Light Metal
International career
1954–1955	Japan
Managerial career
	Nippon Light Metal
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Nobuo Matsunaga (松永信夫, Matsunaga Nobuo, December 6, 1921 – September 25, 2007) was a Japanese footballer and manager. He played for the Japan national team. His brother Akira Matsunaga and Seki Matsunaga also played for Japan national team.

Club career

Matsunaga was born in Shida District, Shizuoka on December 6, 1921.^[1] After graduating from Tokyo Liberal Arts and Science University, he played for Nippon Light Metal.

National team career

In March 1954, Matsunaga was selected by the Japan national team for the 1954 World Cup qualification. On March 14, he debuted against South Korea. He also played at 1954 Asian Games. He played 4 games for Japan until 1955.^[2]

Coaching career

After retirement, Matsunaga became a manager for Nippon Light Metal. In 1972, he promoted the club to a new division, Japan Soccer League Division 2.

On September 25, 2007, Matsunaga died of lymphoma in Fujieda at the age of 85.

National team statistics

^[2]

Japan national team
Year	Apps	Goals
1954	3	0
1955	1	0
Total	4	0

References

^ Japan Football Association(in Japanese)
^ ^a ^b Japan National Football Team Database

External links

Nobuo Matsunaga at National-Football-Teams.com
Japan National Football Team Database

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[1] Japan Football Association(in Japanese)

[JNFTD-2] Japan National Football Team Database

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