Ryōta Tsuzuki

Ryota Tsuzuki
都築龍太
Personal information
Full name	Ryota Tsuzuki
Date of birth	April 18, 1978 (age 46)
Place of birth	Heguri, Nara, Japan
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Youth career
1994–1996	Kunimi High School
Senior career*
Years	Team
1997–2002	Gamba Osaka
2003–2010	Urawa Reds
2010	Shonan Bellmare
Total
International career
2001–2009	Japan
Medal record
Men's football
Representing Japan
FIFA Confederations Cup
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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
Club	Season	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	—		—		0	0
	Total	172	0	9	0	27	0	15	0	5	0	228	0
Shonan Bellmare	2010	15	0	0	0	0	0	—		—		15	0
Shonan Bellmare	Total	15	0	0	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 statistics

^[1]

Japan national team
Year	Apps	Goals
2001	2	0
2002	0	0
2003	0	0
2004	1	0
2005	0	0
2006	0	0
2007	0	0
2008	0	0
2009	3	0
Total	6	0

Appearances in major competitions

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