Tatsuya Tsuruta

Tatsuya Tsuruta
鶴田達也
Personal information
Full name	Tatsuya Tsuruta
Date of birth	September 9, 1982 (age 41)
Place of birth	Fuji, Shizuoka, Japan
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Youth career
1998–2000	Shimizu S-Pulse
Senior career*
Years	Team
2001–2004	Shimizu S-Pulse
2002–2003	→Ventforet Kofu (loan)
2005–2009	Ventforet Kofu
2010	Ehime FC
2011–2012	Kataller Toyama
Total
Medal record
Shimizu S-Pulse
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Tatsuya Tsuruta (鶴田達也, Tsuruta Tatsuya, born September 9, 1982) is a former Japanese football player.

Playing career

Tsuruta was born in Fuji on September 9, 1982. He joined J1 League club Shimizu S-Pulse from youth team in 2001. However he could not play at all in the match behind Masanori Sanada. In 2002, he moved to J2 League club Ventforet Kofu on loan. He played many matches as regular goalkeeper in 2002. However his opportunity to play decreased behind newcomer Kensaku Abe in 2003. In 2004, he returned to Shimizu S-Pulse. However he could not play at all in the match behind Yohei Nishibe. In 2005, he moved to J2 club Ventforet Kofu again. Although he played as regular goalkeeper initially, he could hardly play in the match from summer in 2005. Although the club was promoted to J1 from 2006, he could not play many matches in 2006. Although he became a regular goalkeeper again in June 2007, the club was relegated to J2 end of 2007 season. From 2008, he could hardly play in the match behind Shigeru Sakurai and Kota Ogi. In 2010, he moved to J2 club Ehime FC. However he could not play at all in the match behind Hiromasa Yamamoto and Yusuke Kawakita. In 2011, he moved to J2 club Kataller Toyama. However he injured his right knee before opening 2011 season. He came back in October and became a regular goalkeeper. He played many matches as regular goalkeeper until June 2012. However the club gained new goalkeeper Tatsuya Morita in June and Tsuruta could hardly play in the match behind Morita from June. He retired end of 2012 season.

Club statistics

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Club performance			League		Cup		League Cup		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Japan			League		Emperor's Cup		J.League Cup		Total
2001	Shimizu S-Pulse	J1 League	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2002	Ventforet Kofu	J2 League	36	0	3	0	-		39	0
2003	Ventforet Kofu	J2 League	14	0	3	0	-		17	0
2004	Shimizu S-Pulse	J1 League	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2005	Ventforet Kofu	J2 League	16	0	0	0	-		16	0
2006		J1 League	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
2007		J1 League	16	0	1	0	3	0	20	0
2008		J2 League	1	0	0	0	-		1	0
2009		J2 League	0	0	0	0	-		0	0
2010	Ehime FC	J2 League	0	0	0	0	-		0	0
2011	Kataller Toyama	J2 League	7	0	1	0	-		8	0
2012	Kataller Toyama	J2 League	14	0	0	0	-		014	0
Total			108	0	8	0	3	0	119	0