Tatsuya Tsuruta (鶴田 達也, Tsuruta Tatsuya, born September 9, 1982) is a former Japanese football player.

Tatsuya Tsuruta
鶴田 達也
Personal information
Full name Tatsuya Tsuruta
Date of birth (1982-09-09) September 9, 1982 (age 42)
Place of birth Fuji, Shizuoka, Japan
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
1998–2000 Shimizu S-Pulse
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2004 Shimizu S-Pulse 0 (0)
2002–2003Ventforet Kofu (loan) 50 (0)
2005–2009 Ventforet Kofu 37 (0)
2010 Ehime FC 0 (0)
2011–2012 Kataller Toyama 21 (0)
Total 108 (0)
Medal record
Shimizu S-Pulse
Winner Emperor's Cup 2001
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Playing career

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Tsuruta was born in Fuji on September 9, 1982. He joined J1 League club Shimizu S-Pulse from youth team in 2001. However he could not play at all in the match behind Masanori Sanada. In 2002, he moved to J2 League club Ventforet Kofu on loan. He played many matches as regular goalkeeper in 2002. However his opportunity to play decreased behind newcomer Kensaku Abe in 2003. In 2004, he returned to Shimizu S-Pulse. However he could not play at all in the match behind Yohei Nishibe. In 2005, he moved to J2 club Ventforet Kofu again. Although he played as regular goalkeeper initially, he could hardly play in the match from summer in 2005. Although the club was promoted to J1 from 2006, he could not play many matches in 2006. Although he became a regular goalkeeper again in June 2007, the club was relegated to J2 end of 2007 season. From 2008, he could hardly play in the match behind Shigeru Sakurai and Kota Ogi. In 2010, he moved to J2 club Ehime FC. However he could not play at all in the match behind Hiromasa Yamamoto and Yusuke Kawakita. In 2011, he moved to J2 club Kataller Toyama. However he injured his right knee before opening 2011 season. He came back in October and became a regular goalkeeper. He played many matches as regular goalkeeper until June 2012. However the club gained new goalkeeper Tatsuya Morita in June and Tsuruta could hardly play in the match behind Morita from June. He retired end of 2012 season.

Club statistics

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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
2001 Shimizu S-Pulse J1 League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2002 Ventforet Kofu J2 League 36 0 3 0 - 39 0
2003 14 0 3 0 - 17 0
2004 Shimizu S-Pulse J1 League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2005 Ventforet Kofu J2 League 16 0 0 0 - 16 0
2006 J1 League 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
2007 16 0 1 0 3 0 20 0
2008 J2 League 1 0 0 0 - 1 0
2009 0 0 0 0 - 0 0
2010 Ehime FC J2 League 0 0 0 0 - 0 0
2011 Kataller Toyama J2 League 7 0 1 0 - 8 0
2012 14 0 0 0 - 014 0
Total 108 0 8 0 3 0 119 0

References

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  1. ^ Kataller Toyama(in Japanese)
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