Michiko Matsuda

Japanese footballer

Michiko Matsuda
松田理子

Personal information

Full name

Michiko Matsuda

Date of birth

(1966-10-26) 26 October 1966 (age 57)

Place of birth

Japan

Position(s)

Midfielder

Senior career*

Years

Team

Apps

(Gls)

Prima Ham FC Kunoichi

International career

1981–1991

(10)

Medal record

*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Michiko Matsuda (松田理子, Matsuda Michiko, born 26 October 1966) is a former Japanese football player. She played for Japan national team.

Club career

Matsuda was born on 26 October 1966. She played for Prima Ham FC Kunoichi.

On 6 September 1981, when Matsuda was 15 years old, she debuted for Japan national team against England.^[1] She played at 1986, 1989, 1991 AFC Championship and 1990 Asian Games. She was also a member of Japan for 1991 World Cup. This competition was her last game for Japan. She played 45 games and scored 10 goals for Japan until 1991.^[1]

Japan squad – 1986 AFC Women's Championship runners-up

v t e Japan squad – 1989 AFC Women's Championship third place
GK Sakata GK M. Suzuki FP Handa FP Hironaka FP Honda FP Ishibashi FP Kaji FP Kioka FP Kuroda FP Matsuda FP Matsunaga FP Nagamine FP Noda FP Takahagi FP Takakura FP Tezuka FP Watanabe FP Yamada Coach: T. Suzuki

v t e Japan squad – 1991 AFC Women's Championship runners-up
GK Sakata GK M. Suzuki FP Handa FP Honda FP Ishibashi FP Kaji FP Kobayashi FP Kuroda FP Matsuda FP Matsunaga FP Mizuma FP Nagamine FP Noda FP Takahagi FP Takakura FP Tezuka FP Uchiyama FP Yamaguchi Coach: T. Suzuki

v t e Japan squad – 1991 FIFA Women's World Cup
1 M. Suzuki 2 Honda 3 Watanabe 4 Kaji 5 Yamaguchi 6 Takahagi 7 Obe 8 Matsuda 9 Noda (c) 10 Takakura 11 Kioka 12 Sakata 13 Kuroda 14 Handa 15 Nagamine 16 Tezuka 17 Mizuma 18 Uchiyama Coach: T. Suzuki