{"id":472496,"date":"2011-08-05T10:44:09","date_gmt":"2011-08-05T10:44:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/08\/05\/japan-soccer-star-dies\/"},"modified":"2011-08-05T10:44:09","modified_gmt":"2011-08-05T10:44:09","slug":"japan-soccer-star-dies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/08\/05\/japan-soccer-star-dies\/","title":{"rendered":"Japan Soccer Star Dies"},"content":{"rendered":"<div readability=\"67.2764857881\">\n<div readability=\"58\">\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailyguideghana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/naoki_matsuda.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-22208\" title=\"naoki_matsuda\" src=\"http:\/\/www.dailyguideghana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/naoki_matsuda.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"271\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Naoki Matsuda<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Former Japan international Naoki Matsuda has died after suffering a cardiac arrest.<\/p>\n<p>The 34-year-old defender collapsed during training with his club side Matsumoto Yamaga on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>He was initially diagnosed with heatstroke after a 15-minute run. He was unconscious on his arrival at hospital but showed no response to heart massage.<\/p>\n<p>Ex-Japan coach Philippe Troussier said: \u201cIt\u2019s terrible to see someone die at such a young age.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a big shock. He was a great guy and I felt a close bond to him. My thoughts go to his family.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe was a reliable and strong player and key for Japan\u2019s World Cup side in 2002.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s bad news for Japanese football. We\u2019d all hoped of course he would pull through.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo see someone taken away doing something they love, so suddenly, at 34 is tragic. It\u2019s awful news.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Matsuda played 40 times for Japan, including the 2002 World Cup in Japan and South Korea.<\/p>\n<p>He also played 385 J-League games for the Yokohama F Marinos from 1995 to 2010, helping the team to three J-League titles.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>This entry was posted in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailyguideghana.com\/?cat=12\" title=\"View all posts in Sports\" rel=\"category\">Sports<\/a>. Bookmark the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailyguideghana.com\/?p=22207\" title=\"Permalink to Japan Soccer Star Dies\" rel=\"bookmark\">permalink<\/a>.<\/div>\n<\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> Naoki Matsuda Former Japan international Naoki Matsuda has died after suffering a cardiac arrest. The 34-year-old defender collapsed during training with his club side Matsumoto Yamaga on Tuesday. He was initially diagnosed with heatstroke after a 15-minute run. He was unconscious on his arrival at hospital but showed no response to heart massage. Ex-Japan coach Philippe Troussier said: \u201cIt\u2019s terrible to see someone die at such a young age. \u201cIt\u2019s a big shock. He was a great guy and I felt a close bond to him. My thoughts go to his family. \u201cHe was a reliable and strong player and key for Japan\u2019s World Cup side in 2002. \u201cIt\u2019s bad news for Japanese football. We\u2019d all hoped of course he would pull through. \u201cTo see someone taken away doing something they love, so suddenly, at 34 is tragic. It\u2019s awful news.\u201d Matsuda played 40 times for Japan, including the 2002 World Cup in Japan and South Korea. He also played 385 J-League games for the Yokohama F Marinos from 1995 to 2010, helping the team to three J-League titles. \u00a0 \u00a0 This entry was posted in Sports . 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