Kosaku Masuda
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kosaku Masuda | ||
| Date of birth | April 30, 1976 | ||
| Place of birth | Saitama, Japan | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1992–1994 | Omiya Higashi High School | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 199? | Oriente Petrolero | ? | (?) |
| 199? | Sãocarlense | ? | (?) |
| 1998 | Verdy Kawasaki | 3 | (0) |
| 1999–2004 | Yokohama FC | 121 | (15) |
| 2005 | Sun Miyazaki | ||
| 2005 | FC Machida Zelvia | 0 | (0) |
| Total | 124 | (15) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2024–2025 | Tokushima Vortis | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Kosaku Masuda (増田 功作, Masuda Kōsaku; born April 30, 1976) is a Japanese football manager and former player who is the manager of J2 League club Tokushima Vortis.[1]
Playing career
[edit]Masuda was born in Saitama Prefecture on April 30, 1976. After graduating from high school, he played for Bolivian club Oriente Petrolero and Brazilian club Sãocarlense. In 1998, he returned to Japan and joined J1 League club Verdy Kawasaki. However, he could hardly play in the match. In 1999, he moved to new club Yokohama FC in Japan Football League. He played mainly as an offensive midfielder. The club won the JFL championships in 1999 and 2000 and was promoted to J2 League. He played for the club until 2004. In 2005, he played for two non-league teams in the Regional Leagues and Prefectural Leagues, Sun Miyazaki and Machida Zelvia. He retired end of 2005 season.
Club statistics
[edit]| Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Japan | League | Emperor's Cup | J.League Cup | Total | ||||||
| 1998 | Verdy Kawasaki | J1 League | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1 | ||
| 1999 | Yokohama FC | Football League | 19 | 2 | - | - | 19 | 2 | ||
| 2000 | 20 | 9 | 2 | 0 | - | 22 | 9 | |||
| 2001 | J2 League | 29 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 36 | 5 | |
| 2002 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | 24 | 1 | |||
| 2003 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 1 | - | 19 | 1 | |||
| 2004 | 14 | 0 | - | 14 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 124 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 140 | 19 | ||
References
[edit]- ↑ "吉田監督の解任を発表【徳島】：Ｊリーグ公式サイト（J.LEAGUE.jp）". Ｊリーグ.jp（日本プロサッカーリーグ） (in Japanese). 1 April 2024. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
External links
[edit]- Kosaku Masuda at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
- yfc.unofficial.jp
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- Estrela Miyazaki players
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