Ryōta Tsuzuki

Ryota Tsuzuki
都築 龍太
Personal information
Full name Ryota Tsuzuki
Date of birth (1978-04-18) April 18, 1978
Place of birth Heguri, Nara, Japan
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1997–2002 Gamba Osaka 63 (0)
2003–2010 Urawa Reds 172 (0)
2010 Shonan Bellmare 15 (0)
Total 250 (0)
National team
2001–2009 Japan 6 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Ryota Tsuzuki (都築 龍太, Tsuzuki Ryōta, born April 18, 1978) is a former Japanese football player. He played for Japan national team.

Club career

Tsuzuki was born in Heguri, Nara on April 18, 1978. After graduating from Kunimi High School in Nagasaki, he joined J1 League side Gamba Osaka in 1997. He made his professional debut on November 11, 1998 at Expo '70 Commemorative Stadium. He became the first choice goalkeeper in 2000 dislodging Hayato Okanaka but he was transferred to Urawa Reds at the end of the 2002 season after a row with manager Akira Nishino. At Reds, he battles with Norihiro Yamagishi for the position. From 2005, he completely played as first goalkeeper except for 2006 for injury. The club won the champions 2006 J1 League, 2003 J.League Cup, 2005 and 2006 Emperor's Cup. In Asia, the club won the champions 2007 AFC Champions League and also won the 3rd place 2007 Club World Cup. However his opportunity to play decreased due to injury from 2009. He moved to Shonan Bellmare in June 2010. It announced one's retirement on January 18, 2011.

National team career

In September 2000, Tsuzuki was elected Japan U-23 national team for 2000 Summer Olympics. But he did not play in the match behind Seigo Narazaki.

In February 2001, Tsuzuki was elected Japan national team for 2001 Confederations Cup. At this tournament, on April 8, he debuted against Brazil. Although he played only one game, Japan won the 2nd place. Because Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi and Seigo Narazaki played most matches for Japan in 2000s, Tsuzuki could hardly play in the match. He played 6 games for Japan until 2009.[1]

Club statistics

Club Season League Emperor's Cup J.League Cup Champions League Other1 Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Gamba Osaka 1997 000000--00
1998 100000--10
1999 200000--20
2000 1904020--250
2001 2903010--330
2002 1200030--150
Total 6307060--760
Urawa Reds 2003 2000070--270
2004 1900070--260
2005 3303090--450
2006 1105010--170
2007 330001012050510
2008 330102030-390
2009 2300000--230
2010 000000--00
Total 172090270150502280
Shonan Bellmare 2010 1500000--150
Total 1500000--150
Career total 2500160330150503190

1Includes other competitive competitions, including the Japanese Super Cup, A3 Champions Cup and FIFA Club World Cup.

National team statistics

[1]

Japan national team
YearAppsGoals
200120
200200
200300
200410
200500
200600
200700
200800
200930
Total60

Appearances in major competitions

Team Competition Category Appearances Goals Team Record
Start Sub
 Japan2001 FIFA Confederations CupSenior100Runner-up
 Japan2010 FIFA World Cup qualificationSenior100Qualified

Awards and honours

Club

Urawa Reds
2006
2005, 2006
2003
2007
2006

Individual

2007

References

  1. 1 2 Japan National Football Team Database
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