File Photo : Naoki Matsuda – One of Japan’s top players Naoki Matsuda died on August 4th, 2011. He was sent to the hospital due to the acute myocardial infarction while his training on August, 2nd in Nagano, Japan. He played for Japan’s National team 1996 Atlanta Olympics and 2000 Sydney as well as the the 2002 Korea-Japan World Cup.
