is a former

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player and manager. He played for Japan national team.

Club career

Matsumoto was born in

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on November 3, 1941. After graduating from

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, he joined Toyo Industries in 1964. In 1965, Toyo Industries joined new league

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. The club won league champions in

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1966 Events January * January 1 – In a coup, Colonel Jean-Bédel Bokassa takes over as military ruler of the Central African Republic, ousting President David Dacko. * January 3 – 1966 Upper Voltan coup d'état: President Maurice Yaméogo i ...

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and

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. The club also won

and

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. He retired in 1973. He played 88 games and scored 31 goals in the league. He was selected Best Eleven in

National team career

In December 1966, Matsumoto was selected Japan national team for

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. At this competition, on December 10, he debuted against

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. In 1968, he was selected Japan for

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. He played 4 matches and Japan won Bronze Medal. In 2018, this team was selected Japan Football Hall of Fame. He played 11 games and scored 1 goal for Japan until 1969.Japan National Football Team Database
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Coaching career

After retirement, Matsumoto became a manager for Toyo Industries as

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successor in 1976. He also named a manager for Japan U-20 national team. He managed at 1979 World Youth Championship in

. In April 1999, he signed with

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club Kawasaki Frontale. He led the club to won the champions and promoted to

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. In 2004, he signed with Sagan Tosu and managed in 3 seasons. In 2009, he was selected Japan Football Hall of Fame. In 2010, he became a manager for Sagan Tosu again. In September 2013, when he was 71 years old, he signed with

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. He became the first manager for the 70s in

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National team statistics

Managerial statistics

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Awards

Best Eleven:

Star Ball Award:

References

External links

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Japan National Football Team Database
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at

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Japan Football Hall of Fame
(Japan team at 1968 Olympics) at

1941 births Living people Waseda University alumni Association football people from Tochigi Prefecture Japanese footballers Japan international footballers Japan Soccer League players Sanfrecce Hiroshima players Olympic footballers of Japan Olympic medalists in football Olympic bronze medalists for Japan Footballers at the 1968 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1968 Summer Olympics Asian Games medalists in football Asian Games bronze medalists for Japan Footballers at the 1966 Asian Games Japanese football managers J2 League managers Kawasaki Frontale managers Sagan Tosu managers Tochigi SC managers Association football forwards Medalists at the 1966 Asian Games {{Japan-footy-forward-stub