Ryōta Tsuzuki

Football player infobox
playername = Ryōta Tsuzuki


fullname = Ryōta Tsuzuki
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1978|18|4
cityofbirth = Ikoma District, Nara
countryofbirth = Japan
height = height|m=1.85
currentclub = flagicon|Japan Urawa Red Diamonds
clubnumber = 23
youthyears = 1994-1996
youthclubs = flagicon|Japan Kunimi High School
position = Goalkeeper
years = 1997-2002 2002-present
clubs = flagicon|Japan Gamba Osaka
flagicon|Japan Urawa Red Diamonds
caps(goals) = 063 00(0) 129 00(0)
nationalyears = 2001-2004
nationalteam = flagicon|Japan Japan
nationalcaps(goals) = 003 00(0)
pcupdate = 10 June 2008
ntupdate = 22 July 2008nihongo|Ryōta Tsuzuki|都築龍太|Tsuzuki Ryōta|born 18 April 1978 in Ikoma District, Nara is a Japanese football (soccer) player, who is a goalkeeper currently playing for Urawa Red Diamonds of J. League.

After graduating from Kunimi High School in Nagasaki, he joined J. League side Gamba Osaka in 1997. He made his professional debut on November 11, 1998 at Osaka Expo '70 Stadium. He became the first choice 'keeper in 2000 dislodging Hayato Okanaka but he was transferred to Urawa at the end of the 2002 season after a row with manager Akira Nishino. At Urawa, he battles with Norihiro Yamagishi for the position.

He made his international debut for Japan on June 4, 2001 in a FIFA Confederations Cup match against Brazil at Kashima Stadium. He has been capped three times.

Clubs

* 1997-2002: flagicon|Japan Gamba Osaka
* 2003-present: flagicon|Japan Urawa Red Diamonds

National team

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Honors and awards

Team

*FIFA Confederations Cup Runner-up: 2001
*AFC Champions League Winner: 2007
*J. League Winner: 2006
*Emperor's Cup Winner: 2005, 2006
*J. League Cup Winner: 2003
*Japanese Super Cup Winner: 2006