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player. She played for Japan national team.

Club career

Matsunaga was born on August 10, 1971. She played for Yomiuri Nippon Beleza from 1984. In

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from 1989, she played 65 matches for the club in 5 season. She retired end of 1993 season.

National team career

On June 1, 1988, when Matsunaga was 16 years old, she debuted for Japan national team against

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. She played at

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, 1991 AFC Championship and

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. She played 13 games for Japan until 1991.Japan Football Association
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National team statistics

References

1971 births Living people Japanese women's footballers Japan women's international footballers Nippon TV Tokyo Verdy Beleza players Asian Games silver medalists for Japan Asian Games medalists in football Women's association footballers not categorized by position Footballers at the 1990 Asian Games Medalists at the 1990 Asian Games {{Japan-women-footy-bio-stub