Yasutaro Matsuki

Yasutaro Matsuki
松木安太郎
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
International career
1984–1986	Japan
Managerial career
1993–1994	Verdy Kawasaki
1998	Cerezo Osaka
2001	Tokyo Verdy
Medal record
Yomiuri
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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

Club career

Matsuki was born in Chuo, Tokyo on November 28, 1957. He joined Japan Soccer League Division 2 club Yomiuri from 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. This was golden era in club history. He retired in 1990. He played 269 games and scored 9 goals in the league. He was selected Best Eleven 3 times.

National team career

In April 1984, Matsuki was selected Japan national team for 1984 Summer Olympics qualification. At this qualification, on April 15, he debuted against Thailand. He also played at 1986 World Cup qualification and 1986 Asian Games. He played 11 games for Japan until 1986.^[1]

Coaching career

After retirement, Matsuki started coaching career at Yomiuri (later Verdy Kawasaki, Tokyo Verdy) in 1990. In 1993, he became a manager. The club won the champions at J1 League and J.League Cup and he was selected Best Manager awards for 2 years in a row (1993-1994). He resigned end of 1994 season. In 1998, he signed with Cerezo Osaka and managed in 1 season. In 2001, he returned to Tokyo Verdy in the first year after relocating to Tokyo. However he was sacked in July.

Video games

Matsuki appeared on the cover of the Japanese version of World Cup Striker, a soccer game released in 1994 for the Super NES.^[2] In the PlayStation title J-League Jikkyō Winning Eleven 97, Matsuki comments the matches alongside Jon Kabira.

Club statistics

Club performance			League		Cup		League Cup		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Japan			League		Emperor's Cup		JSL 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
Total			269	9	43	3	36	1	348	13