is a former

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ese

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player and manager.

Playing career

Matsunaga was born in

Fujieda is a city located in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. , the city has an estimated population of 145,032 in 59,480 households, and a population density of 750 persons per km². The total area of the city was . Fujieda is a member of the World Health O ...

on February 8, 1963. After graduating from

Osaka University of Commerce , abbreviated to , is a private university located in Higashiosaka City, Osaka Prefecture, Japan. History The origin was founded in 1928 as Osaka Joto School of Commerce (大阪城東商業学校) by Noboru Tanioka (谷岡登, 1894–197 ...

, he played for

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from 1984 to 1991. The club became the champions of the

1990 Emperor's Cup Statistics of Emperor's Cup in the 1990 season. Overview It was contested by 32 teams, and Matsushita Electric won the championship. Results 1st Round *Nissan Motors 10–0 Sapporo Mazda *Mazda 2–1 Hitachi *Toshiba 5–0 Tanabe Pharmaceutica ...

which was the first major title in the club's history.

Coaching career

When Matsunaga was a player for

(later ''Gamba Osaka''), he became a coach at the club in 1989. He coached for the club until 1994. In 1997, Matsunaga signed with

Verdy Kawasaki is a Japanese professional football club based in Inagi, Tokyo. The club plays in the J2 League, the second tier of football in the country. Founded as Yomiuri F.C. in 1969, Tokyo Verdy is one of the most decorated clubs in the J.League, with ...

and in 1999 he became a manager. From 2003, he managed

Ventforet Kofu is a Japanese football club from Kōfu in Yamanashi Prefecture. The team currently competes in the J2 League and play their home games in JIT Recycle Ink Stadium, located in Kōfu. The word "Ventforet" is a compound formed from two French roo ...

(2003-2004),

Vissel Kobe is a Japanese professional football club based in Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture. The club plays in the J1 League, which is the top tier of football in the country. The team's home stadium is Noevir Stadium Kobe, in Hyōgo-ku, though some home match ...

(2005), Sagawa Printing (2006) and

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(2007-2009).

Managerial statistics

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* 1963 births Living people Osaka University of Commerce alumni Association football people from Shizuoka Prefecture Japanese men's footballers Japan Soccer League players Gamba Osaka players Japanese football managers J1 League managers J2 League managers Tokyo Verdy managers Ventforet Kofu managers Vissel Kobe managers FC Gifu managers Yokohama F. Marinos managers Men's association football defenders People from Fujieda, Shizuoka {{Japan-footy-defender-1960s-stub