title: Masataka Imai
text: # Masataka Imai
  
  Masataka Imai (今井 雅隆, Imai Masataka, born April 2, 1959) is a former Japanese football player and manager.
  
  ## Club career
  
  Imai was born in Shizuoka on April 2, 1959. After graduating from Kokushikan University, he joined Honda in 1982. He played 115 games in Japan Soccer League. He retired in 1990.
  
  ## Futsal career
  
  In 1989, Imai was elected to the Japan national futsal team for the 1989 Futsal World Championship in Netherlands.
  
  ## Coaching career
  
  In 1989, Imai became a playing manager at Honda. In 2001, he became a manager for Philippines national team. In 2002, he returned to Japan and signed with Avispa Fukuoka. In 2003, he became a manager for Macau national team and he managed until 2004. In 2007, he signed with Tokushima Vortis.
  
  ## Managerial statistics
  
  | Team | From | To | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Team | From | To | G | W | D | L | Win % |
  | Avispa Fukuoka | 2002 | 2002 | 21 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 033.33 |
  | Tokushima Vortis | 2007 | 2007 | 48 | 6 | 15 | 27 | 012.50 |
  | Total | Total | Total | 69 | 13 | 22 | 34 | 018.84 |
  