Tsutomu Sonobe

Tsutomu Sonobe (園部 勉, Sonobe Tsutomu, born March 29, 1958) is a former Japanese football player. He played for the Japan national team.

Tsutomu Sonobe

Personal information
Full name	Tsutomu Sonobe
Date of birth	(1958-03-29) March 29, 1958
Place of birth	Ibaraki, Japan
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
1973–1975	Mito Commercial High School
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1976–1989	Fujita Industries	173	(2)
Total		173	(2)
National team
1978–1981	Japan	7	(0)
Honours Fujita Industries Winner Japan Soccer League 1977 Winner Japan Soccer League 1979 Winner Japan Soccer League 1981 Runner-up Japan Soccer League 1980 Runner-up JSL Cup 1978 Winner Emperor's Cup 1977 Winner Emperor's Cup 1979 Runner-up Emperor's Cup 1975 Runner-up Emperor's Cup 1982 Runner-up Emperor's Cup 1985 Runner-up Emperor's Cup 1988
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Biography

Sonobe was born in Ibaraki Prefecture on March 29, 1958. After graduating from Mito Commercial High School, he joined Japan Soccer League club Fujita Industries in 1976. The club won the league champions in 1977, 1979 and 1981. The club also won 1977 and 1979 Emperor's Cup. He retired in 1989. He played 173 games and scored 2 goals in the league. He was selected Best Eleven in 1978 and 1979.

On May 23, 1978, Sonobe debuted for the Japan national team against Thailand. He played 7 games for Japan until 1981.

Statistics

Japan national team
Year	Apps	Goals
1978	4	0
1979	0	0
1980	0	0
1981	3	0
Total	7	0

Other websites

• Tsutomu Sonobe at National-Football-Teams.com