Naoki Matsuda

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Naoki Matsuda

Matsuda Naoki (松田直樹; born March 14, 1977 in Gunma Prefecture, Japan) is a Japanese soccer player who currently plays for Yokohama F Marinos, with whom he signed after high school in 1995. Matsuda has a reputation as a hardman on the field, an image bolstered when he shaved his head. However, it is said his young son was scared when he saw his dad's shaved head so Matsuda re-grew his hair. This hasn't stopped him being something of a firebrand on the pitch, though. He is a fans favourite and a tireless worker who often appears up front near the end of games when the F-Marinos are behind. His favourite band is Oasis

1 History
2 National team
3 International Goals
4 Honors and awards
- 4.1 Individual Honors
- 4.2 Team Honors

[edit] History

Scored his first goal on September 30, 1995 at Mitsuzawa Stadium.

[edit] National team

[edit] International Goals

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	January 29, 2005	Yokohama, Japan	Kazakhstan	4-0	Won	Friendly

[edit] Honors and awards

[edit] Individual Honors

J-League Best Eleven: 2000, 2002

[edit] Team Honors

FIFA Confederations Cup Runner-up: 2001
Asian Cup Champions: 2000, 2004
J-League Champions: 1995, 2003, 2004

	Japan squad - 2002 FIFA World Cup
1 Kawaguchi \| 2 Akita \| 3 Matsuda \| 4 Morioka \| 5 Inamoto \| 6 Hattori \| 7 H. Nakata \| 8 Morishima \| 9 Nishizawa \| 10 Nakayama \| 11 Suzuki \| 12 Narazaki \| 13 Yanagisawa \| 14 Santos \| 15 Fukunishi \| 16 K. Nakata \| 17 Miyamoto \| 18 Ono \| 19 Ogasawara \| 20 Myojin \| 21 Toda \| 22 Ichikawa \| 23 Sogahata \| Coach: Troussier