Yasutaro Matsuki

Yasutaro Matsuki
Personal information
Full name	Yasutaro Matsuki
Date of birth	November 28, 1957 (age 66)
Place of birth	Chuo, Tokyo, Japan
Height	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
1968–1972	Yomiuri
Senior career*
Years	Team
1973–1990	Yomiuri
Total
National team
1984–1986	Japan
Teams managed
1993–1994	Verdy Kawasaki
1998	Cerezo Osaka
2001	Tokyo Verdy
Honours
Yomiuri
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Yasutaro Matsuki (松木安太郎, Matsuki Yasutaro, born November 28, 1957) is a former Japanese football player and manager. He played for the Japan national team.

Biography

Matsuki was born in Chuo, Tokyo on November 28, 1957. He joined Japan Soccer League Division 2 club Yomiuri from their youth team in 1973. The club was promoted to Division 1 in 1978. The club won the champions in Japan Soccer League 3 times, JSL Cup 2 times and Emperor's Cup 3 times. From 1983, he also served as captain. He retired in 1990. He played 269 games and scored 9 goals in the league. He was selected for the Best Eleven 3 times.

In April 1984, Matsuki was selected for the Japan national team for 1984 Summer Olympics qualification. He debuted against Thailand on April 15. He also played at 1986 World Cup qualification and 1986 Asian Games. He played 11 games for Japan from 1984 to 1986.

After retirement, Matsuki started his coaching career at Yomiuri (later Verdy Kawasaki, Tokyo Verdy) in 1990. In 1993, he became a manager. The club were the champions of the J1 League and J.League Cup and he was selected for the Best Manager awards for 2 years in a row (1993–1994). He resigned at the end of the 1994 season. In 1998, he signed with Cerezo Osaka and managed for one season. In 2001, he returned to Tokyo Verdy in the first year after relocating to Tokyo. However he was sacked in July.

Statistics

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Club statistics			League		Cup		League Cup		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Japan			League		Emperor's Cup		J.League Cup		Total
1973	Yomiuri	JSL Division 2	0	0			-		0	0
1974			8	0			-		8	0
1975			18	0			-		18	0
1976			17	2	2	0	4	0	23	2
1977			18	0	3	0	4	0	25	0
1978		JSL Division 1	18	0	2	0	6	0	26	0
1979			18	0	2	0	4	0	24	0
1980			17	1	3	1	2	0	22	2
1981			18	1	5	0	1	0	24	1
1982			17	0	3	0	1	0	21	0
1983			18	2	3	0	3	0	24	2
1984			18	2	5	0	0	0	23	2
1985–86			22	1	2	0	4	1	28	2
1986–87			22	0	5	1	1	0	28	1
1987–88			19	0	4	1	1	0	24	1
1988–89			21	0	3	0	2	0	26	0
1989–90			0	0	1	0	3	0	4	0
Country	Japan		269	9	43	3	36	1	348	13
Total			269	9	43	3	36	1	348	13