{{short description|Japanese footballer and manager}} {{Infobox football biography |name=Masataka Imai<br/>今井 雅隆 |image= |image_size= |caption= |fullname=Masataka Imai |birth_date={{Birth date and age|1959|4|2}} |birth_place=Shizuoka, Shizuoka, Japan |death_date= |death_place= |height={{Height|m=1.80}} |position=Goalkeeper |currentclub= |clubnumber= |youthyears1=1975–1977|youthclubs1=Shizuoka Motors Technical High School |youthyears2=1978–1981|youthclubs2=Kokushikan University |years1=1982–1990|clubs1=Honda|caps1=115|goals1=0 |totalcaps=115|totalgoals=0 |nationalyears1=1989|nationalteam1=Japan Futsal|nationalcaps1=|nationalgoals1= |manageryears1=1989–1992|managerclubs1=Honda |manageryears2=2001|managerclubs2=Philippines |manageryears3=2002|managerclubs3=Avispa Fukuoka |manageryears4=2003–2004|managerclubs4=Macau |manageryears5=2007|managerclubs5=Tokushima Vortis |manageryears6=2020-2022|managerclubs6=Azul Claro Numazu |medaltemplates= }} {{Nihongo|'''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.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20170209050548/http://www.fifa.com/fifa-tournaments/players-coaches/people=209311/index.html FIFA]</ref>
==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== <ref>[https://data.j-league.or.jp/SFIX07/?staff_id=402 J.League Data Site]{{in lang|ja}}</ref> {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center" !rowspan="2"|Team !rowspan="2"|From !rowspan="2"|To !colspan="5"|Record |- !G!!W!!D!!L!!Win % |- |align="left"|Avispa Fukuoka |align="left"|2002 |align="left"|2002 {{WDL|21|7|7|7}} |- |align="left"|Tokushima Vortis |align="left"|2007 |align="left"|2007 {{WDL|48|6|15|27}} |- !colspan="3"|Total {{WDLtot|69|13|22|34}} |}
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *[https://web.archive.org/web/20120924034058/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=209311/index.html Masataka Imai] at FIFA.com *{{J.League manager}} *[http://www.vortis.jp/news/detail.php?pressid=768 Tokushima Vortis] *[http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/sj20011228a2.html Avispa names Imai as new boss]
{{Philippines national football team managers}} {{Avispa Fukuoka managers}} {{Macau national football team managers}} {{Tokushima Vortis managers}} {{Azul Claro Numazu managers}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Imai, Masataka}} Category:1959 births Category:Living people Category:Futsal goalkeepers Category:Kokushikan University alumni Category:Japanese men's footballers Category:Japanese men's futsal players Category:Japan Soccer League players Category:Honda FC players Category:Japanese football managers Category:J2 League managers Category:J3 League managers Category:Expatriate football managers in the Philippines Category:Philippines national football team managers Category:Avispa Fukuoka managers Category:Expatriate football managers in Macau Category:Macau national football team managers Category:Tokushima Vortis managers Category:Azul Claro Numazu managers Category:Men's association football goalkeepers Category:Japanese expatriate sportspeople in Macau Category:Japanese expatriate sportspeople in the Philippines Category:Football people from Shizuoka (city) Category:20th-century Japanese sportsmen
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