Shigetatsu Matsunaga (松永 成立,Shigetatsu Matsunaga; born 12 August 1962) is a Japanesefootball goalkeeper coach and formerfootball player. He is the goalkeeper coach forJ1 League clubYokohama Marinos.[1]
Matsunaga was capped 40 times forJapan national team between 1988 and 1995.[2] He was the first-choice GK when Japan won the1992 Asian Cup. However, he was sent off for retaliation in the semi-final againstChina andKazuya Maekawa filled in for him for the rest of the competition. He was also tending the goal when Japan's hope to play in the1994 World Cup finals was dashed by a late Iraqi equaliser in the1994 World Cup qualification final qualifier, the match that the Japanese fans now refer to as theAgony of Doha.
After retiring from the game, Matsunaga served as a goalkeeping coach forKyoto Purple Sanga from 2001 to 2006. He is now a goalkeeping coach forYokohama F. Marinos.
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