is a former
Japanese
football player.
Playing career
Matsukawa was born in
Kanagawa Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region of Honshu. Kanagawa Prefecture is the second-most populous prefecture of Japan at 9,221,129 (1 April 2022) and third-densest at . Its geographic area of makes it fifth-smallest. Kanag ...
on April 18, 1973. After graduating from
Komazawa University
, abbreviated as 駒大 ''Komadai'', is one of the oldest universities in Japan. Its history starts in 1592, when a seminary was established to be a center of learning for the young monks of the Sōtō sect, one of the two main Zen Buddhist tra ...
, he joined
J1 League club
Bellmare Hiratsuka
is a Japanese professional football club based in Hiratsuka, in the west of Kanagawa 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 Hiratsuka ...
in 1996. From 1997, he played many matches as central midfielder every season. In 1999 season, the club finished at bottom place and was relegated to
J2 League. In 2000, he moved to
Kyoto Purple Sanga
is a Japanese professional football club based in Kyoto. "Sanga" comes from the Sanskrit word ''sangha'', a term meaning "group" or "club" and often used to denote the Buddhist priesthood, associating the club with Kyoto's many Buddhist templ ...
. However he could not play many matches and the club was relegated to J2. In 2001, he played many matches and the club won the champions and returned to J1 in a year. However he could hardly play in the match in 2002. In August 2002, he moved to
Consadole Sapporo
is a Japanese professional football club, which plays in the J1 League. The team is based in Sapporo, on the island of Hokkaido.
The club name of "Consadole" is made from ''consado'', a reverse of the Japanese word and the Spanish express ...
. However he could hardly play in the match and the club was relegated to J2. In 2003, he moved to
Japan Football League
The also known as simply the JFL is the 4th tier of the Japanese association football league system, positioned beneath the three divisions of the J.League. The league features fully professional teams that hold J.League associate membership a ...
club
YKK
The is a Japanese group of manufacturing companies. As the world's largest zipper manufacturer, YKK Group is most known for making zippers. It also manufactures other fastening products, architectural products, plastic hardware and industrial ...
. He retired end of 2003 season.
Club statistics
References
External links
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sports.geocities.jp
1973 births
Living people
Komazawa University alumni
Association football people from Kanagawa Prefecture
Japanese men's footballers
J1 League players
J2 League players
Japan Football League players
Shonan Bellmare players
Kyoto Sanga FC players
Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo players
Kataller Toyama players
Men's association football midfielders
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