Tetsuya Matoyama

Tetsuya Matoyama (Japanese: 的山 哲也, born October 1, 1970) was a professional baseball catcher for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks in Nippon Professional Baseball. He played for the team starting in 1994 appearing in 1 game, to a further 15 in his second season before making it into the regular line-up. He retired at the end of the 2008 season.

Tetsuya Matoyama
Matoyama with the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks
Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks – No. 85
Coach
Born: (1970-10-01) October 1, 1970 Himeji, Hyōgo
Batted: Right Threw: Right
NPB debut
July 13, 1994, for the Kintetsu Buffaloes
Last NPB appearance
July 2, 2008, for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks
NPB statistics (through 2008 season)
Batting average	.206
Hits	423
Runs batted in	201
Stolen bases	27
Teams
As Player Kintetsu Buffaloes Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes (1994–2004) Orix Buffaloes (2005–2007) Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks (2008) As Coach Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks (2009–Present)
Last updated on: November 10, 2012