is a former
Japan
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ese
football
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player. He played for the
Japan national team He is the current head coach
J2 League
The or simply J2 is the second division of the and the second level of the Japanese association football league system. The top tier is represented by the J1 League. It (along with the rest of the J.League) is currently sponsored by Meiji Yas ...
club of
Renofa Yamaguchi
is a Japanese professional Association football, football club based in Yamaguchi (city), Yamaguchi, the capital of Yamaguchi Prefecture. They currently play in the J2 League, the second tier of professional football in Japanese association foot ...
.
Club career
Natsuka was born in
Funabashi
is a city located in Chiba Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 644,668 in 309,238 households and a population density of . The total area of the city is . It is the Greater Tokyo Area's 7th most populated city (after p ...
on October 7, 1969. After graduating from high school, he joined
Fujita Industries (later ''Bellmare Hiratsuka'') in 1988. In 1994, the club won
1994 Emperor's Cup and he was selected Best Eleven. In Asia, the club also won
1995 Asian Cup Winners' Cup. However, he left the club end of 1998 season due to financial strain. In 1999, he moved to
J2 League
The or simply J2 is the second division of the and the second level of the Japanese association football league system. The top tier is represented by the J1 League. It (along with the rest of the J.League) is currently sponsored by Meiji Yas ...
club
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 expression ...
. The club won the champions in 2000 and was promoted to
J1 League
The , known as the for sponsorship reasons, is the top level of the system. Founded in 1992, it is one of the most successful leagues in Asian club football. Contested by 18 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the J ...
. He retired in 2001.
National team career
On May 22, 1994, Natsuka debuted for
Japan national team against
Australia
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. In 1994, he played full time in all matches included
1994 Asian Games
The 1994 Asian Games ( ja, 1994年アジア競技大会, ''Senkyūhyakukyūjūyon-nen Ajia kyōgi taikai''), also known as the XII Asiad and the 12th Asian Games ( ja, 第12回アジア競技大会, Daijūni-kai Ajia kyōgi taikai), were held from ...
. In 1995, he also played at
1995 King Fahd Cup
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. He played 11 games and scored 1 goal for Japan until 1995.
Club statistics
National team statistics
International goals
Awards
*
J.League Best XI The J.League Best XI is an acknowledgement of the best eleven players in J.League.
J1 League (1993–present)
Multiple appearances
Appearances by club
Appearances by country
* Only in two occasions there was a full-Japanese Best XI (20 ...
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1994
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References
External links
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Japan National Football Team Database*
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1969 births
Living people
Association football people from Chiba Prefecture
Japanese footballers
Japan international footballers
Japan Soccer League players
J1 League players
J2 League players
Japan Football League (1992–1998) players
Shonan Bellmare players
Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo players
1995 King Fahd Cup players
Association football defenders
Footballers at the 1994 Asian Games
Asian Games competitors for Japan
Japanese football managers
J2 League managers
Renofa Yamaguchi FC managers
People from Funabashi
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