Kosaku Masuda

Kosaku Masuda
増田 功作

Personal information
Full name	Kosaku Masuda
Date of birth	(1976-04-30) April 30, 1976 (age 48)
Place of birth	Saitama, Japan
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Tokushima Vortis (manager)
Youth career
1992–1994	Omiya Higashi High School
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1998	Verdy Kawasaki	3	(0)
1999–2004	Yokohama FC	121	(15)
2005	Sun Miyazaki
2005	FC Machida Zelvia	0	(0)
Total		124	(15)
Managerial career
2024–	Tokushima Vortis
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Kosaku Masuda (増田 功作, Masuda Kōsaku, born April 30, 1976) is a Japanese football manager and former player who is the manager of J2 League club Tokushima Vortis.^[1]

Playing career

Masuda was born in Saitama Prefecture on April 30, 1976. After graduating from high school, he played for Bolivian and Brazilian clubs. In 1998, he returned to Japan and joined J1 League club Verdy Kawasaki. However, he could hardly play in the match. In 1999, he moved to new club Yokohama FC in Japan Football League. He played mainly as an offensive midfielder. The club won the JFL championships in 1999 and 2000 and was promoted to J2 League. He played for the club until 2004. In 2005, he played for two non-league teams in the Regional Leagues and Prefectural Leagues, Sun Miyazaki and Machida Zelvia. He retired end of 2005 season.

Club 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
1998	Verdy Kawasaki	J1 League	3	0			3	1	6	1
1999	Yokohama FC	Football League	19	2	-		-		19	2
2000			20	9	2	0	-		22	9
2001		J2 League	29	3	4	2	3	0	36	5
2002			23	1	1	0	-		24	1
2003			16	0	3	1	-		19	1
2004			14	0			-		14	0
Total			124	15	10	3	6	1	140	19

References

1. "吉田監督の解任を発表【徳島】：Ｊリーグ公式サイト（J.LEAGUE.jp）". Ｊリーグ.jp（日本プロサッカーリーグ） (in Japanese). 1 April 2024. Retrieved 11 May 2024.

External links

• Kosaku Masuda at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
• yfc.unofficial.jp