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player and manager. He played for Japan national team.

Club career

Matsuura was born in Yokohama on November 20, 1955. After graduating from Waseda University, he joined Nippon Kokan (later ''NKK'') in 1978. The club won the champions at

1980 JSL Cup Statistics of JSL Cup in the 1980 season. Overview It was contested by 20 teams, and Nippon Kokan won the championship. Results 1st Round * Yomiuri 3-2 Yamaha Motors *Furukawa Electric 3-2 Fujita Industries *Honda 3-0 Tanabe Pharmaceuticals ...

and

1981 Emperor's Cup Statistics of Emperor's Cup in the 1981 season. Overview It was contested by 28 teams, and Nippon Kokan won the championship. Results 1st Round *Teijin 1–3 Toyota Motors *Mazda 1–2 Kyushu Sangyo University * Dainichi Cable Industries 0–2 ...

. From 1985, the club won the 2nd place for 3 years in a row and won the champions

1987 JSL Cup Statistics of JSL Cup in the 1987 season. Overview It was contested by 28 teams, and Nippon Kokan won the championship. Results 1st round *Fujitsu 2-0 Kawasaki Steel *Mitsubishi Motors 1-1 (PK 4–3) Toyota Motors SC, Toyota Motors *Toshiba SC ...

. He also became a top scorer in 1986–87 and 1987–88. He retired in 1991.

National team career

On June 2, 1981, Matsuura debuted for Japan national team against

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. He played at 1984 Summer Olympics qualification. In 1986, he was selected Japan for the first time in 2 years and also played

1986 Asian Games The 1986 Asian Games ( ko, 1986년 아시아 경기대회/1986년 아시안 게임, Cheon gubaek palsip-yuk nyeon Asia gyeonggi daehoe/Cheon gubaek palsip-yuk nyeon Asian Geim), officially known as the 10th Asian Games and the X Asiad ( ko, 제10 ...

. In 1987, he played at 1984 Summer Olympics qualification. This qualification was his last game for Japan. He played 22 games and scored 6 goals for Japan until 1987.Japan National Football Team Database
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Coaching career

After retirement, Matsuura became a manager NKK in 1992. However the club was disbanded end of 1993 season and he resigned.

Club statistics

National team statistics

Personal honors

* Japan Soccer League First Division Top Scorer - 1986/87, 1987/88

References

External links

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Japan National Football Team Database
1955 births Living people Waseda University alumni Association football people from Kanagawa Prefecture Japanese footballers Japan international footballers Japan Soccer League players NKK SC players Japanese football managers Footballers at the 1986 Asian Games Association football forwards Asian Games competitors for Japan {{Japan-footy-forward-stub