Michihiro Tsuruta
Michihiro Tsuruta (鶴田 道弘, Tsuruta Michihiro, born January 4, 1968) is a former Japanese football player.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Michihiro Tsuruta | ||
| Date of birth | January 4, 1968 | ||
| Place of birth | Aichi, Japan | ||
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1983–1985 | Chukyo University Chukyo High School | ||
| 1986–1989 | Osaka University of Health and Sport Sciences | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1990–1994 | Nagoya Grampus Eight | 51 | (2) |
| 1995–1996 | Vissel Kobe | 26 | (2) |
| 2000 | Ventforet Kofu | 4 | (0) |
| Total | 81 | (4) | |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Playing career
Tsuruta was born in Aichi Prefecture on January 4, 1968. After graduating from Osaka University of Health and Sport Sciences, he joined his local club Toyota Motors (later Nagoya Grampus Eight) in 1990. He played many matches as midfielder from first season. However he could hardly play in the match in 1994 and he moved to Japan Football League club Vissel Kobe in 1995. However his opportunity to play decreased in 1996 and he retired end of 1996 season. In July 2000, he returned as a player at Ventforet Kofu and played for the club until end of season.
Coaching career
After retirement, Tsuruta started coaching career at Nagoya Grampus Eight in 1997. He mainly coached for youth team until 1999. In 2000, he moved to Ventforet Kofu and became a physical coach. He resigned end of 2000 season.
Club statistics
| Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Japan | League | Emperor's Cup | J.League Cup | Total | ||||||
| 1990/91 | Toyota Motors | JSL Division 1 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
| 1991/92 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||||
| 1992 | Nagoya Grampus Eight | J1 League | - | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||
| 1993 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 28 | 2 | ||
| 1994 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 1995 | Vissel Kobe | Football League | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | 21 | 2 | |
| 1996 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | 7 | 0 | |||
| 2000 | Ventforet Kofu | J2 League | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Total | 81 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 92 | 4 | ||