Daisharin Matsugoro - 大車輪 松五郎 (born September 25, 1949) is a former Japanese professional sumo wrestler from Komatsu, Ishikawa. He made his debut in May 1964 and last wrestled for Tokitsukaze stable. He reached the juryo division in March 1973. His highest rank was juryo 6 and he retired in January 1980.
Early Life[]
Yoshimasa Kosaka was born in Komatsu, Ishikawa, to farmers. He attended Marunouchi Junior High School before moving to Tokyo during his second year of junior high school. He transferred to Ryogoku Junior High School and upon graduation, he joined Tokitsukaze stable.
Career[]
He made his professional debut in May 1964 and was given the shikona to "Himenosato" (比咩の里). He was promoted to sandanme in July 1966 and makushita in July 1968. He changed his shikona to "Raigozan" (雷剛山) in September 1970 before changing it again to "Matsunoyama" (松の山) in March 1971.
He was promoted to juryo in March 1973, but could only retain his rank for two tournaments. He did not return to juryo until March 1977 after four years in the unsalaried ranks, but again could only retain his rank for two tournaments. In July 1978, he changed his shikona to "Daisharin" (大車輪) and was re-promoted to juryo in the following September 1978 tournament. This time he was able to stay as a sekitori for over a year and he rose as high as juryo 6 in September 1979, however, a 3-12 record in September 1979 sent him back down to makushita. He announced his retirement after the January 1980 tournament.
Fighting Style[]
Daisharin was a yotsu-sumo wrestler who prefers grappling to pushing and thrusting techniques. He favored a hidari-yotsu (right hand outside, left hand inside) position when gripping his opponent's mawashi (belt). His most common kimarite was yorikiri, or force out. He was also fond of employing uwatenage, or overarm throw.
Record[]
Division Results[]
- Total: 375-359-4/734 (95 basho)
- Juryo: 59-91/150 (10 basho)
- Makushita: 212-176-4/388 (56 basho)
- Sandanme: 61-51/112 (16 basho)
- Jonidan: 37-40/77 (11 basho)
- Jonokuchi: 6-1/7 (1 basho)
Shikona History[]
- Osaka (1964.05 - 1966.01)
- Himenosato (1966.03 - 1970.07)
- Raigozan (1970.09 - 1971.01)
- Matsunoyama (1971.03 - 1971.03)
- Matsunoyama Yoshimasa (1971.05 - 1973.03)
- Matsunoyama Matsugoro (1973.05 - 1978.05)
- Daisharin Matsugoro (1978.07 - 1980.01)
Gallery[]
