Tatsunori Otsuka
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| Full name | Tatsunori Ōtsuka | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | Tatsu, Tatchan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Japanese | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 5 November 2000 Osaka, Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 87 kg (192 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spike | 340 cm (134 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Block | 325 cm (128 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College / University | Waseda University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Outside hitter | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current club |  Power Volley Milano | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 5 - (National) 15 - (Club) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Tatsunori Otsuka (大塚 達宣, Ōtsuka Tatsunori; born 5 November 2000) is a Japanese male volleyball player and Olympian from Hirakata city, Osaka.[1] He plays for Power Volley Milano and the Japanese national team (Ryujin Nippon).
Otsuka has a younger sister.[2]
Career
Otsuka started to play volleyball at the 3rd year of elementary school by entering in Panasonic Panthers Junior club. Then, in the six grade, he attended at "JVA Men's and Women's Elite Academy Training Camp" held by Japan Volleyball Association, in order to find the future players for the national team.[2] In 2017, he was called for Japan men's national under-19 volleyball team for the first time and then was called for U-21 and U-23, respectively. In 2020, Otsuka had the name in the senior national team for the first time and he was one of the outside hitters in 2020 Summer Olympics.[3] In 2024, Otsuka signed with Allianz Milan and will play for the team in the 2024-2025 club season.[4]
Clubs
Panasonic Panthers Junior[5]- Rakunan High School (2016–2018)[6]
- Waseda University (2019–2022)[7][8]
- Panasonic Panthers (2021–2024)
Power Volley Milano (2024-2025)
Individual Award
- 2022: V.League Division 1 - Best newcomer award[9]
- 2023: V.League Division 1 – Best SIX
