full-time in all 4 matches. After 2002 World Cup, he did not play in many matches. He was selected Japan for 2004 Asian Cup. Although Japan won the champions, he played only 5 minutes. On 29 January 2005, he played and scored a goal against Kazakhstan. Although this goal is his first goal for Japan, this game became his last game for Japan. He played 40 games and scored 1 goal for Japan until 2005. Death On 2 August, Matsuda collapsed during training with Matsumoto Yamaga FC due to a cardiac arrest after finishing a 15-minute warmup run, and doctors diagnosed his condition as "extremely severe". Two days later, he died at the age of 34. Despite releasing him in 2010, his former club Yokohama F. Marinos retired his squad number 3 after his death, as an indication of his contribution not only to F. Marinos but to Japan football's development, both at league and international levels. The funeral was held on 9 August 2011 and attendees included players who once played for Japan and Yokohama F. Marinos. Career statistics Club International Scores and results list Japan's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Matsuda goal. Honours Yokohama F. Marinos J1 League: 1995, 2003, 2004 J.League Cup: 2001 Japan FIFA Confederations Cup: Runner-up 2001 AFC Asian Cup: 2000, 2004 Individual J.League Best XI: 2000, 2002 J.League 20th Anniversary Team References External links Japan National Football Team Database Yokohama F. Marinos profile 1977 births 2011 deaths Association football people from Gunma Prefecture Japanese footballers Japan youth international footballers Japan international footballers J1 League players Japan Football League players Yokohama F. Marinos players Matsumoto Yamaga FC players 2001 FIFA Confederations Cup players 2002 FIFA World Cup players 2000 AFC Asian Cup players 2004 AFC Asian Cup players AFC Asian Cup-winning players Olympic footballers of Japan Footballers at the 1996 Summer Olympics Footballers at the 2000 Summer Olympics Association football defenders Association football players who died while playing Sport deaths in Japan