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Daisuke Matsushita
松下 太輔
Personal information
Full name Daisuke Matsushita
Date of birth (1981-10-31) October 31, 1981 (age 43)
Place of birth Iwata, Shizuoka, Japan
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
1997–1999 Júbilo Iwata
2001 Shizuoka Sangyo University
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2000–2001 Júbilo Iwata 0 (0)
2001–2003 Júbilo Iwata 0 (0)
2004–2006 Ventforet Kofu 12 (0)
2010 Ventforet Kofu 0 (0)
Total 12 (0)
Medal record
Júbilo Iwata
Winner J1 League 2002
Runner-up J1 League 2001
Runner-up J1 League 2003
Runner-up J.League Cup 2001
Winner Emperor's Cup 2003
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Daisuke Matsushita (松下 太輔, Matsushita Daisuke, born October 31, 1981) is a former Japanese football player. He played as a goalkeeper.

Daisuke Matsushita: A Goalkeeper's Story

Daisuke Matsushita was born in Iwata, Japan. His birthday is October 31, 1981. He started playing football when he was young. His first team was the youth squad of Júbilo Iwata. This club is famous in Japan. It plays in the J1 League, which is Japan's top professional football league.

Starting Out at Júbilo Iwata

In 2000, Daisuke joined the main team of Júbilo Iwata. However, he did not play in any official games. This was because other experienced goalkeepers were already on the team. Players like Yushi Ozaki and Arno van Zwam were the main choices.

In April 2001, Daisuke moved to Shizuoka Sangyo University. This team played in the Japan Football League. This league is a lower division. Here, Daisuke became the main goalkeeper. He played in many matches. This helped him get important experience.

Later in October 2001, he went back to Júbilo Iwata. But again, he did not play in any games for the club during this time.

Playing for Ventforet Kofu

In 2004, Daisuke joined Ventforet Kofu. This club was in the J2 League. The J2 League is the second-highest professional football league in Japan. He played in a few games for them in 2004 and 2005.

His team, Ventforet Kofu, did very well. They were promoted to the J1 League in 2006. However, Daisuke did not play any games in the 2006 season. He decided to stop playing football at the end of 2006.

A Short Return to the Field

In July 2010, Daisuke was working as a coach for Ventforet Kofu. The team's main goalkeeper, Kota Ogi, got injured. Because of this, Daisuke briefly returned as a player. He wanted to help the team.

However, he did not play in any official matches during this short return. His player registration was removed in October of the same year.

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