Biography
Who is Daisuke Matsui?
Early life and career beginnings
Daisuke Matsui was born in Kyoto, Japan, on May 11, 1981. In the year 2000, he graduated from Kagoshima Jitsugyo High School and began his professional association football career with Kyoto Purple Sanga, which competed in the J1 League.
After his rookie season, the team was relegated to the J2 League. During the following season, Daisuke Matsui played a prominent role in helping his club finish first in the J2 standings, which earned the team a promotion back to the top division.
Club career in France
In 2004, after spending four and a half seasons in Kyoto, Daisuke Matsui signed with Le Mans, which was then a second division club in France playing in Ligue 2. He chose this club over Lazio because he believed that the style of Italian football was too defensive.
During his first season with Le Mans, he helped the club earn a runners-up finish in Ligue 2 and a promotion to Ligue 1. In the 2005 to 2006 season, playing in Ligue 1, the club began undefeated in its first six matches and finished 11th place in the league table. He was voted as the Player of the Month for January 2006.
Later club teams
At the conclusion of the 2007 to 2008 season, after playing for Le Mans for four consecutive years, Daisuke Matsui announced his transfer to Saint-Étienne on a three-year contract. In 2009, he moved to another Ligue 1 club, Grenoble, where he scored four league goals during the campaign.
He later played for several other teams, including FC Tom Tomsk in Russia, Dijon in France, Slavia Sofia in Bulgaria, Lechia Gdańsk in Poland, Júbilo Iwata in Japan, Odra Opole in Poland, and Yokohama FC in Japan.
International career
Daisuke Matsui made his national team debut for Japan on June 22, 2003, at the Confederations Cup against Colombia. He scored his first international goal against Angola on October 11, 2005, and he also played for the under-23 national team at the 2004 Olympics.
In 2010, he was selected for Japan in the 2010 World Cup, playing in all four matches as the team qualified for the knockout stage. He also played in two matches at the 2011 Asian Cup, which Japan won as champions, marking his final games for the national team.
Birthday and age
Daisuke Matsui was born on May 11, 1981, which makes Daisuke 45 years old today. That birthday falls under the Taurus sign. Daisuke shares the date with 65 other famous people.
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