Kazumi Tsubota

Kazumi Tsubota
Personal information
Full name	Kazumi Tsubota
Date of birth	January 23, 1956 (age 68)
Place of birth	Nagasaki, Japan
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Youth career
	Shimabara Commercial High School
	Hosei University
Senior career*
Years	Team
1979–1992	Yanmar Diesel
Total
National team
1981–1984	Japan
Honours
Yanmar Diesel
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Kazumi Tsubota (坪田和美, Tsubota Kazumi, born January 23, 1956) is a former Japanese football player. He played for the Japan national team.

Biography

Tsubota was born in Nagasaki Prefecture on January 23, 1956. After graduating from Hosei University, he joined Japan Soccer League club Yanmar Diesel in 1979. The club won the league champions in 1980. The club also won 1983 and 1984 JSL Cup. He retired in 1992. He played 175 games in the league.

On March 8, 1981, Tsubota debuted for the Japan national team against South Korea. In 1983 and 1984, he played at 1984 Summer Olympics qualification. He played 7 games for Japan until 1984.

Statistics

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Club statistics			League
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals
Japan			League
1979	Yanmar Diesel	JSL Division 1	16	0
1980			10	0
1981			18	0
1982			18	0
1983			18	0
1984			18	0
1985/86			22	0
1986/87			22	0
1987/88			20	0
1988/89			11	0
1989/90			2	0
1990/91			0	0
1991/92		JSL Division 2	0	0
Country	Japan		175	0
Total			175	0