Yoshika Matsubara
Yoshika Matsubara (松原 良香, Matsubara Yoshika, born August 19, 1974) is a former Japanese football player and manager.
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| Full name | Yoshika Matsubara | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | August 19, 1974 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Hamamatsu, Shizuoka, Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1990–1992 | Tokai University Daiichi High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1993 | Peñarol | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1994–1998 | Júbilo Iwata | 33 | (10) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1996 | →Shimizu S-Pulse (loan) | 13 | (3) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1997 | →JEF United Ichihara (loan) | 25 | (8) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1999 | Rijeka | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1999 | Delémont | 5 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2000 | Shonan Bellmare | 35 | (12) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2001 | Progreso | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2001 | Avispa Fukuoka | 8 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2002 | Defensor Sporting | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2003–2004 | Okinawa Kariyushi FC | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2004–2005 | Shizuoka FC | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1996 | Japan U-23 | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2015 | SC Sagamihara | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Honours
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| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Biography
Matsubara was born in Hamamatsu on August 19, 1974. After graduating from Tokai University Daiichi High School, he moved Uruguay and played for Peñarol in 1993. In 1994, he returned to Japan and joined Júbilo Iwata. He played many matches as substitute forward. He also played for Shimizu S-Pulse in 1996 and JEF United Ichihara in 1997 on loan. After that, he played many clubs in Croatia, Switzerland, Japan and Uruguay.
In July 1996, Matsubara was selected the Japan U-23 national team for 1996 Summer Olympics. At this tournament, he played 2 matches as substitute forward. Although Japan won 2 matches, Japan lost at First round. At this time, Japan won Brazil in first game. It was known as "Miracle of Miami" (マイアミの奇跡) in Japan.
After the retirement, Matsubara signed with J3 League club SC Sagamihara in November 2015. He managed the club until end of the 2015 season.
Statistics
| Club statistics | League | Cup | League Cup | Total | ||||||
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| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Japan | League | Emperor's Cup | J.League Cup | Total | ||||||
| 1994 | Júbilo Iwata | J1 League | 18 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 7 |
| 1995 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 0 | - | 17 | 3 | |||
| 1996 | Shimizu S-Pulse | J1 League | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 3 |
| 1997 | JEF United Ichihara | J1 League | 25 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 34 | 11 |
| 1998 | Júbilo Iwata | J1 League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | Shonan Bellmare | J2 League | 35 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 40 | 13 |
| 2001 | Avispa Fukuoka | J1 League | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| Country | Japan | 114 | 33 | 9 | 1 | 16 | 4 | 139 | 38 | |
| Total | 114 | 33 | 9 | 1 | 16 | 4 | 139 | 38 | ||
References
- Yoshika Matsubara at J.League (in Japanese)
Other websites
- Yoshika Matsubara at Olympedia
- Yoshika Matsubara at FIFA
- Yoshika Matsubara at J.League (player) (in Japanese)
- Yoshika Matsubara at J.League (manager) (in Japanese)
- Yoshika Matsubara at WorldFootball.net
- Yoshika Matsubara at Transfermarkt (player)
- Yoshika Matsubara at Transfermarkt (manager)
