Masanobu Matsunami

Masanobu Matsunami

Personal information
Full name	Masanobu Matsunami
Date of birth	November 21, 1974
Place of birth	Gifu, Gifu, Japan
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position	Forward
Youth career
1990–1992	Teikyo High School
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
1993–2005	Gamba Osaka	280	(45)
Teams managed
2010–2012	Gamba Osaka (assistant)
2012	Gamba Osaka
2014–2015	Gainare Tottori
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

Masanobu Matsunami (松波 正信 Matsunami Masanobu) (born 21 November 1974 in Gifu) is a Japanese former professional football player who spent his entire senior career at Gamba Osaka. On 20 November 1993 he became the youngest player to score a hat trick in J. League Division 1 at age 18 years, 364 days.

On 26 March 2012 Matsunami was appointed as the head coach of Gamba Osaka.

Club career statistics

Club performance			League		Cup		League Cup		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Japan			League		Emperor's Cup		J. League Cup		Total
1993	Gamba Osaka	J. League 1	29	7	1	2	4	1	34	10
1994			21	4	4	0	0	0	25	4
1995			15	0	0	0	-		15	0
1996			20	5	4	2	12	3	36	10
1997			32	13	3	0	6	1	41	14
1998			25	1	0	0	2	0	27	1
1999			23	5	0	0	4	0	27	5
2000			29	4	4	0	4	2	37	6
2001			26	1	3	1	4	4	33	6
2002			23	5	1	0	6	0	30	5
2003			17	0	2	1	4	1	23	2
2004			9	0	1	1	2	0	12	1
2005			11	0	2	1	5	2	18	3
Country	Japan		280	45	21	8	53	14	354	67
Total			280	45	21	8	53	14	354	67

External links

• Profile at Gamba Osaka official site