Masataka Imai

Masataka Imai
今井雅隆
Personal information
Full name	Masataka Imai
Date of birth	April 2, 1959 (age 65)
Place of birth	Shizuoka, Shizuoka, Japan
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Youth career
1975–1977	Shizuoka Motors Technical High School
1978–1981	Kokushikan University
Senior career*
Years	Team
1982–1990	Honda
Total
International career
1989	Japan Futsal
Managerial career
1989–1992	Honda
2001	Philippines
2002	Avispa Fukuoka
2003–2004	Macau
2007	Tokushima Vortis
2020-2022	Azul Claro Numazu
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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.

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.

Team	From	To	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			69	13	22	34	018.84