Nobuhiko Matsunaka

Nobuhiko Matsunaka
Matsunaka with the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks
Chunichi Dragons – No. 89
Left fielder/Designated hitter/Coach
Born: (1973-12-26) December 26, 1973
Yatsushiro, Kumamoto, Japan
Batted: Left
Threw: Left
NPB debut
May 31, 1997, for the Fukuoka Daiei Hawks
Last NPB appearance
October 1, 2015, for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks
NPB statistics
(through 2015)
Batting average.296
Hits1767
Home runs352
RBI1168
Teams
As player

As coach

Career highlights and awards
Medals
Representing  Japan
Men's Baseball
Olympic Games
1996 AtlantaTeam
Asian Baseball Championship
1999 SeoulTeam
World Baseball Classic
2006 San DiegoTeam
Intercontinental Cup
1995 HavanaTeam

Nobuhiko Matsunaka (松中 信彦, Matsunaka Nobuhiko; born December 26, 1973 in Yatsushiro, Kumamoto, Japan) is a former left fielder and designated hitter for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks. He is currently the hitting coach for the Chunichi Dragons in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball league.

He played in the 1996 Atlanta and 2000 Sydney Olympics as well as the 2006 World Baseball Classic, hitting cleanup in 1996 and 2006.