Seki Matsunaga

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.

Seki Matsunaga
松永 碩
Personal information
Full name Seki Matsunaga
Date of birth (1928-06-25)June 25, 1928
Place of birth Shizuoka, Japan
Date of death March 4, 2013(2013-03-04) (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
National team
1951 Japan 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club career

Matsunaga was born in Shizuoka Prefecture on June 25, 1928. After graduating from Waseda University, he played for Hitachi.

National team career

In 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

[1]

Japan national team
YearAppsGoals
195110
Total10

References

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