Naoki Matsuda

Naoki Matsuda
松田 直樹

Matsuda with Japan in 2002
Personal information
Date of birth	(1977-03-14)14 March 1977
Place of birth	Kiryu, Gunma, Japan
Date of death	4 August 2011(2011-08-04) (aged 34)
Place of death	Matsumoto, Nagano, Japan
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Centre-back
Youth career
1992–1994	Maebashi Ikuei High School
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1995–2010	Yokohama F. Marinos	385	(17)
2011	Matsumoto Yamaga FC	15	(1)
Total		400	(18)
International career
1993	Japan U-17	4	(1)
1995	Japan U-20	4	(0)
1996–2000	Japan U-23	5	(0)
2000–2005	Japan	40	(1)
Medal record Men's football Representing  Japan AFC Asian Cup Winner 2000 Lebanon Winner 2004 China FIFA Confederations Cup Runner-up 2001 Korea-Japan
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Naoki Matsuda (松田 直樹, Matsuda Naoki, 14 March 1977 – 4 August 2011)^[1] was a Japanese professional footballer who played as a central defender for the Japan national team.