Yasutaro Matsuki
{{short description|Japanese footballer and manager}}
{{Infobox football biography
|name=Yasutaro Matsuki
松木 安太郎
|image=Yasutaro Matsuki.jpg
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|caption=
|fullname=Yasutaro Matsuki
|birth_date={{Birth date and age|1957|11|28}}
|birth_place=Chuo, Tokyo, Japan
|death_date=
|death_place=
|height={{Height|m=1.68}}
|position=Defender
|currentclub=
|clubnumber=
|youthyears1=1968–1972|youthclubs1=Yomiuri
|years1=1973–1990|clubs1=Yomiuri|caps1=269|goals1=9
|totalcaps=269|totalgoals=9
|nationalyears1=1984–1986|nationalteam1=Japan|nationalcaps1=11|nationalgoals1=0
|manageryears1=1993–1994|managerclubs1=Verdy Kawasaki
|manageryears2=1998|managerclubs2=Cerezo Osaka
|manageryears3=2001|managerclubs3=Tokyo Verdy
|medaltemplates=
{{Medal|Team|Yomiuri}}
{{Medal|W|Japan Soccer League|1983}}
{{Medal|W|Japan Soccer League|1984}}
{{Medal|W|Japan Soccer League|1986/87}}
{{Medal|RU|Japan Soccer League|1979}}
{{Medal|RU|Japan Soccer League|1981}}
{{Medal|RU|Japan Soccer League|1989/90}}
{{Medal|W|Emperor's Cup|1984}}
{{Medal|W|Emperor's Cup|1986}}
{{Medal|W|Emperor's Cup|1987}}
{{Medal|RU|Emperor's Cup|1981}}
}}
{{Nihongo|Yasutaro Matsuki|松木 安太郎|Matsuki Yasutarō|born November 28, 1957}} is a former Japanese football player and manager. He played for Japan national team. He also worked as a football commentator.
Club career
Matsuki was born in Chuo, Tokyo on November 28, 1957. He joined Japan Soccer League Division 2 club Yomiuri from youth team in 1973. The club was promoted to Division 1 in 1978. The club won the champions in Japan Soccer League 3 times, JSL Cup 2 times and Emperor's Cup 3 times. From 1983, he also served as captain. This was golden era in club history. He retired in 1990. He played 269 games and scored 9 goals in the league. He was selected Best Eleven 3 times.
National team career
In April 1984, Matsuki was selected Japan national team for 1984 Summer Olympics qualification. At this qualification, on April 15, he debuted against Thailand. He also played at 1986 World Cup qualification and 1986 Asian Games. He played 11 games for Japan until 1986.[http://www.jfootball-db.com/en/players/matsuki_yasutaro.html Japan National Football Team Database]
Coaching career
After retirement, Matsuki started coaching career at Yomiuri (later Verdy Kawasaki, Tokyo Verdy) in 1990. In 1993, he became a manager. The club won the champions at J1 League and J.League Cup and he was selected Best Manager awards for 2 years in a row (1993-1994). He resigned end of 1994 season. In 1998, he signed with Cerezo Osaka and managed in 1 season. In 2001, he returned to Tokyo Verdy in the first year after relocating to Tokyo. However he was sacked in July.
Video games
Matsuki appeared on the cover of the Japanese version of World Cup Striker, a soccer game released in 1994 for the Super NES.[http://www.gamefaqs.com/snes/588305-elite-soccer/images/box-9474 World Cup Striker Japanese box art] at GameFAQs In the PlayStation title J-League Jikkyō Winning Eleven 97, Matsuki comments the matches alongside Jon Kabira.
Club statistics
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" | |||||||||
| colspan=3 | Club performance
! colspan=2 | League ! colspan=2 | Cup ! colspan=2 | League Cup ! colspan=2 | Total | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season
! Club ! League ! Apps | Goals
! Apps | Goals
! Apps | Goals
! Apps | Goals | |||||
| colspan=3 |Japan
! colspan=2 | League ! colspan=2 | Emperor's Cup ! colspan=2 | JSL Cup ! colspan=2 | Total | |||||||||
| 1973 | rowspan="17"|Yomiuri | rowspan="5"|JSL Division 2 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2" | ||||
| |0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 1974 | 8 | 0 | colspan="2" | ||||||
| |8 | 0 | ||||||||
| 1975 | 18 | 0 | colspan="2" | ||||||
| |18 | 0 | ||||||||
| 1976 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 23 | 2 | |
| 1977 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 25 | 0 | |
| 1978 | rowspan="12"|JSL Division 1 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 26 | 0 |
| 1979 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 24 | 0 | |
| 1980 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 2 | |
| 1981 | 18 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 1 | |
| 1982 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 0 | |
| 1983 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 24 | 2 | |
| 1984 | 18 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 2 | |
| 1985/86 | 22 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 28 | 2 | |
| 1986/87 | 22 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 1 | |
| 1987/88 | 19 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 1 | |
| 1988/89 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 0 | |
| 1989/90 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| colspan=3|Total
!269||9||43||3||36||1||348||13 |
National team statistics
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
! colspan=3 | Japan national team | ||
| Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 3 | 0 |
| 1985 | 6 | 0 |
| 1986 | 2 | 0 |
| Total||11||0 |
Managerial statistics
[https://data.j-league.or.jp/SFIX07/?staff_id=46 J.League Data Site]{{in lang|ja}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
!rowspan="2"|Team !rowspan="2"|From !rowspan="2"|To !colspan="5"|Record | ||||
| G | W | D | L | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| align="left"|Verdy Kawasaki
|align="left"|1993 |align="left"|1994 {{WDL|80|59|0|21}} | ||||
| align="left"|Cerezo Osaka
|align="left"|1998 |align="left"|1998 {{WDL|34|15|0|19}} | ||||
| align="left"|Tokyo Verdy
|align="left"|2001 |align="left"|2001 {{WDL|14|4|0|10}} | ||||
| colspan="3"|Total
{{WDLtot|128|78|0|50}} |
Honours
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References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{NFT player|pid=34129}}
- [http://www.jfootball-db.com/en/players/matsuki_yasutaro.html Japan National Football Team Database]
- {{J.League manager}}
{{1983 Japan Soccer League Team of the Year}}
{{1984 Japan Soccer League Team of the Year}}
{{1986–87 Japan Soccer League Team of the Year}}
{{J.League Manager of the Year}}
{{J.League winning managers}}
{{Tokyo Verdy managers}}
{{Cerezo Osaka managers}}
{{Authority control}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Matsuki, Yasutaro}}
Category:Association football people from Tokyo
Category:Japanese men's footballers
Category:Japan men's international footballers
Category:Japan Soccer League players
Category:Japanese football managers
Category:Cerezo Osaka managers
Category:Footballers at the 1986 Asian Games
Category:Men's association football defenders
Category:Japanese association football commentators
Category:Asian Games footballers for Japan
Category:20th-century Japanese sportsmen
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