Kiyotaka Matsui

Kiyotaka Matsui
Personal information
Full name	Kiyotaka Matsui
Date of birth	January 4, 1961 (age 63)
Place of birth	Takatsuki, Osaka, Japan
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Youth career
1976–1978	Kyoto Nishi High School
1979–1982	Osaka University of Health and Sport Sciences
Senior career*
Years	Team
1983–1992	NKK
1992–1993	Shimizu S-Pulse
Total
National team
1984–1988	Japan
Honours
NKK
Shimizu S-Pulse
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Kiyotaka Matsui (松井清隆, Matsui Kiyotaka, born January 4, 1961) is a former Japanese football player. He played for the Japan national team.

Biography

Matsui was born in Takatsuki on January 4, 1961. After graduating from Osaka University of Health and Sport Sciences, he joined Japan Soccer League club Nippon Kokan (later NKK) in 1983. From 1985, the club won the 2nd place for 3 years in a row and won the champions 1987 JSL Cup. In 1992, he moved to Shimizu S-Pulse joined new league J1 League. He retired in 1993.

On May 31, 1984, Matsui debuted for the Japan national team against China. In 1985, he played as regular goalkeeper at 1986 World Cup qualification. He also played at 1986 Asian Games and 1988 Summer Olympics qualification. He played 15 games for Japan until 1988.