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player. She played for Japan national team.

Club career

Matsunaga was born on August 10, 1971. She played for Yomiuri Nippon Beleza from 1984. In L.League from 1989, she played 65 matches for the club in 5 season. She retired end of 1993 season.

National team career

On June 1, 1988, when Matsunaga was 16 years old, she debuted for Japan national team against

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National team statistics

References

1971 births Living people Japanese women's footballers Japan women's international footballers Nippon TV Tokyo Verdy Beleza players Asian Games silver medalists for Japan Women's association football players not categorized by position Footballers at the 1990 Asian Games Medalists at the 1990 Asian Games Women's association football defenders Asian Games silver medalists in football {{Japan-women-footy-bio-stub