is a Japanese

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manager and former player.

Club career

Natsuka was born in

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on October 7, 1969. After graduating from high school, he joined Fujita Industries (later ''Bellmare Hiratsuka'') in 1988. In 1994, the club won 1994 Emperor's Cup and he was selected Best Eleven. In Asia, the club also won

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. However, he left the club end of 1998 season due to financial strain. In 1999, he moved to

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club

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. The club won the champions in 2000 and was promoted to

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. He retired in 2001.

National team career

On May 22, 1994, Natsuka debuted for Japan national team against

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. In 1994, he played full time in all matches included

1994 Asian Games The 1994 Asian Games (), also known as the XII Asiad and the 12th Asian Games () or simply Hiroshima 1994 (), were held from October 2 to 16, 1994, in Hiroshima, Japan. It was the first Asian Games in history to be hosted in a non-capital city. Th ...

. In 1995, he also played at

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. He played 11 games and scored 1 goal for Japan until 1995.

Club statistics

National team statistics

International goals

Awards

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References

External links

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Japan National Football Team Database
* * 1969 births Living people Association football people from Chiba Prefecture Japanese men's footballers Japan men's international footballers Japan Soccer League players J1 League players J2 League players Japan Football League (1992–1998) players Shonan Bellmare players Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo players 1995 King Fahd Cup players Men's association football defenders Footballers at the 1994 Asian Games Asian Games competitors for Japan Japanese football managers J2 League managers Renofa Yamaguchi FC managers Sportspeople from Funabashi 20th-century Japanese sportsmen {{Japan-footy-defender-1960s-stub