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Seki Matsunaga
松永 碩

Personal information
Full name	Seki Matsunaga
Date of birth	(1928-06-25)June 25, 1928
Place of birth	Shizuoka, Empire of Japan
Date of death	March 4, 2013(2013-03-04) (aged 84)
Place of death	Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan
Playing position	Forward
Youth career
	Shida High School
	Waseda University
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
	Hitachi
National team
1951	Japan	1	(0)
Honours Representing  Japan Asian Games Bronze 1951 New Delhi Team
Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Seki Matsunaga (松永 碩, Matsunaga Seki; June 25, 1928 – March 4, 2013) was a Japanese football (soccer) player. He played as a forward for the Japan national team. What's cool is that his brothers, Akira Matsunaga and Nobuo Matsunaga, also played for Japan's national team!

Playing for Clubs

Seki Matsunaga was born in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, on June 25, 1928. After finishing his studies at Waseda University, he joined the football team of Hitachi. He played as a forward for this club.

Playing for Japan

In March 1951, while he was still a student at Waseda University, Seki Matsunaga was chosen to play for the Japan national team. This was a big deal because it was Japan's first international game after World War II.

He played in the 1951 Asian Games. On March 9, 1951, he made his first appearance for the national team in a game against Afghanistan.

Seki Matsunaga passed away on March 4, 2013, in Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan. He was 84 years old.

National Team Games

Seki Matsunaga played one game for the Japan national team.

Awards and Medals

Japan

• Asian Games Bronze medal: 1951

See also

In Spanish: Seki Matsunaga para niños