is a former

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ese

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player.

Playing career

Matsuura was born in

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on June 25, 1981. After playing at

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youth team, he moved to Uruguayan club

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in 2000. In 2001, he returned to Japan and joined

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club

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. In 2002, he moved to

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(JFL) club

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. Although he played in 2 seasons, he could not play many matches and left the club end of 2003 season. After 1 year blank, he joined JFL club Denso and played many matches. From 2006, he played for Shizuoka FC (2006), Sagawa Printing (2007) and AC Nagano Parceiro (2008). He retired end of 2008 season.

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* 1981 births Living people Association football people from Kyoto Prefecture Japanese footballers J2 League players Japan Football League players Ventforet Kofu players Jatco SC players FC Kariya players SP Kyoto FC players AC Nagano Parceiro players Association football defenders {{Japan-footy-defender-1980s-stub