Ryōta Tsuzuki

Ryota Tsuzuki

Personal information
Full name	Ryota Tsuzuki
Date of birth	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.

Playing career

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 Osaka Expo '70 Stadium. He became the first choice 'keeper in 2000 dislodging Hayato Okanaka but he was transferred to 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.

He made his international debut for Japan on June 4, 2001 in a FIFA Confederations Cup match against Brazil at Kashima Soccer Stadium. He has been capped three times.

It announced one's retirement on January 18, 2011.^[1]

Career statistics

Club

Club	Season	League		Emperor's Cup		J.League Cup		Champions League		Other^1		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Gamba Osaka	1997	0	0	0	0	0	0	-		-		0	0
	1998	1	0	0	0	0	0	-		-		1	0
	1999	2	0	0	0	0	0	-		-		2	0
	2000	19	0	4	0	2	0	-		-		25	0
	2001	29	0	3	0	1	0	-		-		33	0
	2002	12	0	0	0	3	0	-		-		15	0
	Total	63	0	7	0	6	0	-		-		76	0
Urawa Reds	2003	20	0	0	0	7	0	-		-		27	0
	2004	19	0	0	0	7	0	-		-		26	0
	2005	33	0	3	0	9	0	-		-		45	0
	2006	11	0	5	0	1	0	-		-		17	0
	2007	33	0	0	0	1	0	12	0	5	0	51	0
	2008	33	0	1	0	2	0	3	0	-		39	0
	2009	23	0	0	0	0	0	-		-		23	0
	2010	0	0	-		0	0	-		-		0	0
	Total	172	0	9	0	27	0	15	0	5	0	228	0
Shonan Bellmare	2010	15	0	0	0	-		-		-		15	0
	Total	15	0	0	0	-		-		-		15	0
Career total		250	0	16	0	33	0	15	0	5	0	319	0

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

National team

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Japan
	2001	2	0
	2004	1	0
	2009	3	0
	Total	6	0

Appearances in major competitions

Team	Competition	Category	Appearances		Goals	Team Record
			Start	Sub
Japan	2001 FIFA Confederations Cup	Senior	1	0	0	Runner-up
Japan	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification	Senior	1	0	0	Qualified

Awards and honours

Club

Urawa Reds

• J1 League: 1

2006

• Emperor's Cup: 2

2005, 2006

• J.League Cup: 1

2003

• AFC Champions League: 1

2007

• Japanese Super Cup: 1

2006

Individual

• J. League Best Eleven: 1

2007

References

1. Ryota Tsuzuki decides to retire

External links

• Ryota Tsuzuki – FIFA competition record
• Ryōta Tsuzuki at National-Football-Teams.com
• Japan National Football Team Database
• Player statistics at J.League Data Site (Japanese)