is a former
Japan
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ese
football
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player. He played for
Japan national team.
Club career
Masuda was born in
Shizuoka
Shizuoka can refer to:
* Shizuoka Prefecture, a Japanese prefecture
* Shizuoka (city), the capital city of Shizuoka Prefecture
* Shizuoka Airport
* Shizuoka Domain, the name from 1868 to 1871 for Sunpu Domain, a predecessor of Shizuoka Prefecture
...
on December 25, 1973. After graduating from
Shizuoka Gakuen High School, he joined
Kashima Antlers
are a football club in Kashima, Ibaraki, currently playing in the J1 League, top tier of Japanese professional football leagues. The name ''Antlers'' is derived from the city name, Kashima, which literally means "deer island". The club has fi ...
in 1992. He debuted in 1994 and played many games as offensive midfielder. The club won the champions at
1996 J1 League and
1997 J.League Cup. However he got hurt in August 1998. Although he came back in September 1999, his opportunity to play decreased. He moved to
FC Tokyo
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in June 2000. After that, he played for
JEF United Ichihara (2002),
Kashiwa Reysol
is a Japanese professional football club based in Kashiwa, Chiba Prefecture, part of the Greater Tokyo Area. The club plays in the J1 League, which is the top tier of football in the country. Their home stadium is Sankyo Frontier Kashiwa Stadiu ...
(2003-2005) and
Oita Trinita
is a Japanese football club currently playing in J2 League, having been relegated after the 2021 season after a three-year stint in J1 League. The club's home town is Ōita, Ōita, Ōita city, but the club draws support from Beppu, Ōita, Beppu, ...
(2006). He retired end of 2006 season.
National team career
On February 15, 1998, Masuda debuted for
Japan national team against
Australia
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.
[Japan National Football Team Database](_blank)
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Club statistics
National team statistics
References
External links
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1973 births
Living people
Japanese men's footballers
Japan men's international footballers
J1 League players
Kashima Antlers players
FC Tokyo players
JEF United Chiba players
Kashiwa Reysol players
Oita Trinita players
Men's association football midfielders
Association football people from Shizuoka (city)
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