Masato Kudo, who played for the Japan National Football Team "Samurai Blue", died on October 21, 2022, at the age of 32. The Japanese national team is known all over the world as "Samurai Blue"; Kudo is also one of the world-renowned football players of the national team.
Masato Kudo was born on May 6, 1990, in Tokyo. He started football in 2000 under the Kashiwa Reysol infrastructure. He said hello to professional football in 2009 in the Reysol U18 team. Kudo, who played for Kashiwa Reysol and Hiroshima Sanfrecce in his country, played for the Vancouver Whitecaps and Brisbane Roar teams abroad.
The 1.77-meter tall offensive player using his right foot scored two goals in 4 matches in 2013 when he wore the "Samurai Blue" jersey. Masato Kudo has been a member of the Japan national team since 2013.
* He had a concussion while playing in MLS
Kudo, who left his country for the first time in 2016 for MLS, started the season well, but could not continue his career for a long time due to a terrible injury. While wearing the Vancouver Whitecaps jersey, Kudo suffered a concussion after colliding with an opponent's goalkeeper and broke his jaw with the force of his fall. Kudo was back in football after his surgery.
Transferred to Tegevajaro Miyazaki from Brisbane Roar this year, Kudo scored 3 goals in 21 games in his last team.
Kudo was married and had two daughters.
WHY DID KUDO MASATO DIE?
Kudo was admitted to the hospital earlier this month with a diagnosis of fluid buildup in his cerebral ventricles.
* MLS: Major League Soccer is the top league of the US and Canadian soccer leagues. 26 teams compete in the league. Of these teams, 23 belong to the United States and 3 belong to Canada. It is divided into two groups, East and West.
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