Ikuo Matsumoto

Japanese football player and manager

Ikuo Matsumoto
松本 育夫Personal information

Full name|  Ikuo Matsumoto
Date of birth|  (1941-11-03) November 3, 1941 (age 82)
Place of birth|  Utsunomiya, Tochigi, Empire of Japan
Height|  1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)|  Forward
Youth career
1957–1959|  Utsunomiya Technical High School
1960–1963|  Waseda University
Senior career*
Years|  Team|  Apps|  (Gls)
1964–1973|  Toyo Industries|  88|  (31)
Total|  |  88|  (31)
International career
1966–1969|  Japan|  11|  (1)
Managerial career
1976|  Toyo Industries
1976–1979|  Japan U-20
1985–1986|  Japan U-20
1999|  Kawasaki Frontale
2004–2006|  Sagan Tosu
2010|  Sagan Tosu
2013|  Tochigi SC

Medal record

Toyo Industries
Winner | Japan Soccer League | 1965
Winner | Japan Soccer League | 1966
Winner | Japan Soccer League | 1967
Winner | Japan Soccer League | 1968
Winner | Japan Soccer League | 1970
Runner-up | Japan Soccer League | 1969
Winner | Emperor's Cup | 1965
Winner | Emperor's Cup | 1967
Winner | Emperor's Cup | 1969
Runner-up | Emperor's Cup | 1966
Runner-up | Emperor's Cup | 1970
Representing  Japan
Olympic Games
| 1968 Mexico City | Team
Asian Games
| 1966 Bangkok | Team
AFC U-19 Championship
| 1960 Malaya |

*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ikuo Matsumoto (松本 育夫, Matsumoto Ikuo, born November 3, 1941) is a former Japanese football player and manager. He played for the Japan national team.

## Club career

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Matsumoto was born in Utsunomiya on November 3, 1941. After graduating from high school, he joined Toyo Industries in 1964. In 1965, Toyo Industries joined the new league Japan Soccer League. The club won league championships in 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968 and 1970. The club also won the 1965, 1967, and 1969 Emperor's Cup. He retired in 1973. He played 88 games and scored 31 goals in the league. He was selected Best Eleven in 1966.

## National team career

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In December 1966, Matsumoto was selected for Japan's national team for the 1966 Asian Games. At this competition, on December 10, he debuted against India. In 1968, he was selected Japan for the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City.[1] He played 4 matches, and Japan won the Bronze Medal. In 2018, this team was selected for the Japan Football Hall of Fame. He played 11 games and scored 1 goal for Japan until 1969.[2]

## Coaching career

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After retirement, Matsumoto became a manager for Toyo Industries as Kenzo Ohashi's successor in 1976. He was also named a manager for Japan U-20 national team. He managed at the 1979 World Youth Championship in Japan. In April 1999, he signed with J2 League club Kawasaki Frontale. He led the club to win the championships and was promoted to J1 League. In 2004, he signed with Sagan Tosu and managed in 3 seasons. In 2009, he was selected for the Japan Football Hall of Fame. In 2010, he became a manager for Sagan Tosu again. In September 2013, when he was 71 years old, he signed with Tochigi SC. He became the first manager for the 70s in J.League.

## National team statistics

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Japan national team

Year | Apps | Goals
1966 | 4 | 1
1967 | 3 | 0
1968 | 2 | 0
1969 | 2 | 0
Total | 11 | 1

## Managerial statistics

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Team  | From  | To  | Record

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G | W | D | L | Win %
Kawasaki Frontale | 1999  | 1999  | 31 | 24 | 2 | 5 | 077.42
Sagan Tosu | 2004  | 2006  | 136 | 44 | 34 | 58 | 032.35
Sagan Tosu | 2010  | 2010  | 36 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 036.11
Tochigi SC | 2013  | 2013  | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 070.00
Total  | 213 | 88 | 50 | 75 | 041.31

## Awards

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* Japan Soccer League Best Eleven: 1966
* Japan Soccer League Star Ball Award: 1966
* Japan Football Hall of Fame: Inducted in 2009[4]

## References

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1. ^ "Ikuo Matsumoto Biography and Statistics". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 2011-08-23. Retrieved 2009-10-26.
2. ^ a b Japan National Football Team Database
3. ^ J.League Data Site(in Japanese)
4. ^ "MATSUMOTO Ikuo". Japan Football Association. Retrieved March 27, 2024.

## External links

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* Ikuo Matsumoto – FIFA competition record (archived)
* Ikuo Matsumoto at National-Football-Teams.com
* Japan National Football Team Database
* Ikuo Matsumoto manager profile at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
* Japan Football Hall of Fame at Japan Football Association
* Japan Football Hall of Fame (Japan team at 1968 Olympics) at Japan Football Association

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1966 Japan Soccer League Team of the Year

* Kenzo Yokoyama
* Hiroshi Katayama
* Masakatsu Miyamoto
* Kazuo Imanishi
* Aritatsu Ogi
* Hisao Kami
* Shigeo Yaegashi
* Teruki Miyamoto
* Ryuichi Sugiyama
* Takayuki Kuwata
* Ikuo Matsumoto

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Japan football squad – 1968 Summer Olympics – Bronze medalists

* 1 Yokoyama
* 2 Katayama
* 3 M. Miyamoto
* 4 Yamaguchi
* 5 Kamata
* 6 Suzuki
* 7 Tomizawa
* 8 Mori
* 9 Ogi
* 10 Yuguchi
* 11 Yaegashi (c)
* 12 T. Miyamoto
* 13 Watanabe
* 14 Kuwahara
* 15 Kamamoto
* 16 Matsumoto
* 17 Sugiyama
* 18 Hamazaki
* Coach: Naganuma

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Kawasaki Frontale – managers

* Saito (1997)
* Jose (1997)
* Beto (1998–99)
* Matsumoto (1999)
* Zeca (2000)
* Imai (2000)
* Kobayashi (2000)
* Horii (2001)
* Ishizaki (2001–03)
* Sekizuka (2004–08)
* Takahata (2008)
* Sekizuka (2009)
* Takahata (2010)
* Soma (2011–12)
* Mochizuki (2012)
* Kazama (2012–16)
* Oniki (2017–)

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Sagan Tosu – managers

* Sowa (1997–99)
* Koso (2000–01)
* Soejima (2002)
* Sembiki (2003)
* Matsumoto (2004–06)
* Kishino (2007–09)
* Matsumoto (2010)
* Yoon (2011–14)
* Yoshida (2014)
* Morishita (2015)
* Ficcadenti (2016–18)
* Kim (2018)
* Carreras (2019)
* Kim (2019–21)
* Kawai (2022–24)
* Kitani (2024–)

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Tochigi SC – managers

* Hashiratani (2007–08)
* Matsuda (2009–13)
* Matsumoto (2013)
* Sakakura (2014–15)
* Kurata (2015)
* Yokoyama (2016–18)
* Tasaka (2019–21)
* Tokisaki (2022–23)
* Tanaka (2024)
* Kobayashi (2024–)

Authority control databases

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* ISNI
* VIAF

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* Japan

Academics|

* CiNii

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