Kazumi Tsubota
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Full name
Kazumi Tsubota
Date of birth
January 23, 1956
Height
1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
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| Full name | Kazumi Tsubota | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | January 23, 1956 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1979–1992 | Yanmar Diesel | 170 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1981–1984 | Japan | 7 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Kazumi Tsubota (坪田 和美, Tsubota Kazumi; born January 23, 1956) is a former Japanese football player. He played for Japan national team.[1]
Tsubota was born in Nagasaki Prefecture on January 23, 1956. After graduating from Hosei University, he joined Yanmar Diesel in 1979. The club won the league champions in 1981. The club also won 1983 and 1984 JSL Cup. He retired in 1992. He played 170 games in the league.
National team career
On March 8, 1981, Tsubota debuted for 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.[2]
