What is Akira Matsunaga (footballer, born 1948)?
{{Infobox football biography |name=Akira Matsunaga |image= |image_size= |caption= |fullname=Akira Matsunaga |birth_date={{Birth date and age|1948|8|8}} |birth_place=[[Shizuoka Prefecture|Shizuoka]], [[Japan]] |death_date= |death_place= |height={{Height|m=1.68}} |position=[[Forward]] |currentclub= |clubnumber= |youthyears1=1964–1966|youthclubs1=[[Fujieda Higashi High School]] |youthyears2=1967–1970|youthclubs2=[[Waseda University]] |years1=1971–1982|clubs1=[[Kashiwa Reysol|Hitachi]]|caps1=176|goals1=82 |totalcaps=176|totalgoals=82 |nationalyears1=1973–1976|nationalteam1=[[Japan national football team|Japan]]|nationalcaps1=10|nationalgoals1=2 |manageryears1=|managerclubs1= |medaltemplates= {{Medal|Team|[[Kashiwa Reysol|Hitachi]]}} {{Medal|W|[[Japan Soccer League]]|1972}} {{Medal|RU|[[Japan Soccer League]]|1973}} {{Medal|RU|[[Japan Soccer League]]|1982}} {{Medal|W|[[JSL Cup]]|1976}} {{Medal|RU|[[JSL Cup]]|1980}} {{Medal|W|[[Emperor's Cup]]|1972}} {{Medal|W|[[Emperor's Cup]]|1975}} {{Medal|RU|[[Emperor's Cup]]|1973}} }} {{Nihongo|'''Akira Matsunaga'''|松永 章|Matsunaga Akira|born August 8, 1948}} is a former [[Japan]]ese [[Association football|football]] player. He played for the [[Japan national football team|Japan national team]]. ==Biography== Matsunaga was born in [[Shizuoka Prefecture]] on August 8, 1948. After graduating from [[Waseda University]], he joined [[Japan Soccer League]] club [[Kashiwa Reysol|Hitachi]] in 1971. In 1972, the club won the champions in [[Japan Soccer League]] and [[Emperor's Cup]]. The club also won 1975 [[Emperor's Cup]] and 1976 [[JSL Cup]]. He scored many goals in early 1970s and competed with [[Kunishige Kamamoto]] for top scorer. Matsunaga retired in 1982. He played 176 games and scored 82 goals in the league and became a top scorer in 1972 and 1973. He was also selected Best Eleven for 4 years in a row (1972-1975). In May 1973, Matsunaga was selected the [[Japan national football team|Japan national team]] for [[1974 FIFA World Cup|1974 World Cup]] qualification. At this qualificat