Tatsuya Masushima

I'll be honest, the players who grab me aren't always the flashy goal-scorers but the ones who do the quiet, unglamorous work, and Tatsuya Masushima reads like exactly that kind of guy to me. A Chiba kid who came up through Ichifuna, that Funabashi soccer factory that grinds out tough, disciplined players, so I picture him as someone forged in a no-excuses environment. At 180cm there's a sturdiness to him, the type who plants himself on the pitch and just refuses to be moved. What I respect most, though, is that he didn't vanish when his playing days wound down, he flipped to coaching and started passing it all forward to younger players. That second-act move always wins me over. Steady, earnest, building rather than showboating, that's a career arc I quietly root for.

Tatsuya Masushima is a Japanese soccer player and coach born on April 22, 1985, in Chiba City, Chiba Prefecture. He attended Funabashi Municipal Funabashi High School, a renowned soccer powerhouse in Japan. Standing 180 cm tall, he built his career as a player before transitioning into coaching roles, passing on his experience to the next generation.

Name (English)

Tatsuya Masushima

Name (Japanese)

増嶋竜也

Reading

ますしま たつや

Born

April 22, 1985 (age 41)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Taurus / Ox

Origin

Chiba City, Chiba Prefecture, Japan

Height

180cm

Occupation

Soccer player / Soccer coach

High school

Funabashi Municipal Funabashi High School

Motto

Private

• Official sitehttp://www.footcamp.jp/profile/masushimatatsuya
• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/masushima_tatsuya/
• Xhttps://x.com/masushima05
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%A2%97%E5%B6%8B%E7%AB%9C%E4%B9%9F

Tags

• from Chiba Prefecture
• soccer player
• soccer coach

Last updated

2026-06-02

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