Hideki Tsukamoto facts for kids

Hideki Tsukamoto (塚本 秀樹, Tsukamoto Hideki, born August 9, 1973) is a Japanese former football player. He was a goalkeeper, which means he protected his team's goal. After he stopped playing, he became a coach. He is currently the goalkeeper coach for J1 League club Avispa Fukuoka.

Playing Career Highlights

Hideki Tsukamoto was born in Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan, on August 9, 1973. After finishing his studies at Meiji University, he joined Avispa Fukuoka in 1996. This team had just moved up to the top Japanese football league, the J1 League.

Time at Avispa Fukuoka

When he first joined Avispa Fukuoka, Hideki Tsukamoto competed with another player, Tomoaki Sano, for the goalkeeper spot. He played in many games until 1998. In 1999, Avispa Fukuoka brought in a new goalkeeper, Nobuyuki Kojima. This meant Tsukamoto played fewer matches for a while.

However, in late 2001, Tsukamoto became the main goalkeeper again. But then, Avispa Fukuoka moved down to the J2 League in 2002. Even though Kojima left, Avispa Fukuoka signed another goalkeeper, Tomoaki Ogami, so Tsukamoto still didn't play as much.

In 2003, Yuichi Mizutani returned to Avispa Fukuoka. Tsukamoto once again competed for the goalkeeper position and played in many games that year. But from 2004 onwards, he played very few matches. He decided to retire from playing at the end of the 2005 season.

Later Career

In October 2006, Hideki Tsukamoto made a brief return to football. He played for V-Varen Nagasaki, a club in the Japanese Regional Leagues. He played for them for a short time before retiring again at the end of the 2006 season.

Club Statistics

This table shows how many games Hideki Tsukamoto played for his clubs.

External links

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See also

In Spanish: Hideki Tsukamoto para niños