Personal information | |||
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Full name | Gyoji Matsumoto | ||
Date of birth | August 13, 1934 | ||
Place of birth | Saitama, Saitama, Empire of Japan | ||
Date of death | September 2, 2019 | (aged 85)||
Place of death | Saitama, Saitama, Japan | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Youth career | |||
Urawa High School | |||
Saitama University | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
Urawa Club | |||
International career | |||
1958 | Japan | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Gyoji Matsumoto (松本 暁司, Matsumoto Gyōji, August 13, 1934 – September 2, 2019) was a Japanese footballer who played for the national team. He later became a coach.
Matsumoto was born in Saitama on August 13, 1934. After graduating from Saitama University, he played for his local club Urawa Club ( ja).
On December 28, 1958, he debuted for Japan national team against Malaya. [1]
After the retirement, Matsumoto managed for Saitama Urawa Minami High School ( ja). In 1969, Urawa Minami High School became the first high school to achieve the "treble", by winning all three major titles: All Japan High School Soccer Tournament, Inter-High School Championships ( ja), and National Sports Festival of Japan in the same year. He also instructed later international players, Kozo Tashima and so on. [2] [3]
On September 2, 2019, he died of heart disease in Saitama at the age of 85. [2] [3]
Japan national team | ||
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Year | Apps | Goals |
1958 | 1 | 0 |
Total | 1 | 0 |
Personal information | |||
---|---|---|---|
Full name | Gyoji Matsumoto | ||
Date of birth | August 13, 1934 | ||
Place of birth | Saitama, Saitama, Empire of Japan | ||
Date of death | September 2, 2019 | (aged 85)||
Place of death | Saitama, Saitama, Japan | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Youth career | |||
Urawa High School | |||
Saitama University | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
Urawa Club | |||
International career | |||
1958 | Japan | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Gyoji Matsumoto (松本 暁司, Matsumoto Gyōji, August 13, 1934 – September 2, 2019) was a Japanese footballer who played for the national team. He later became a coach.
Matsumoto was born in Saitama on August 13, 1934. After graduating from Saitama University, he played for his local club Urawa Club ( ja).
On December 28, 1958, he debuted for Japan national team against Malaya. [1]
After the retirement, Matsumoto managed for Saitama Urawa Minami High School ( ja). In 1969, Urawa Minami High School became the first high school to achieve the "treble", by winning all three major titles: All Japan High School Soccer Tournament, Inter-High School Championships ( ja), and National Sports Festival of Japan in the same year. He also instructed later international players, Kozo Tashima and so on. [2] [3]
On September 2, 2019, he died of heart disease in Saitama at the age of 85. [2] [3]
Japan national team | ||
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Year | Apps | Goals |
1958 | 1 | 0 |
Total | 1 | 0 |