Noriaki Tsutsui
Noriaki Tsutsui (筒井 紀章, Tsutsui Noriaki, born August 15, 1976) is a former Japanese football player.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Noriaki Tsutsui | ||
| Date of birth | August 15, 1976 | ||
| Place of birth | Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1992–1994 | Yokohama Marinos | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1995–1996 | Yokohama Marinos | 0 | (0) |
| 1997–1998 | Otsuka Pharmaceutical | 50 | (2) |
| 1999 | Albirex Niigata | 20 | (0) |
| 2000–2007 | Tokushima Vortis | 141 | (8) |
| Total | 211 | (10) | |
Medal record | |||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Playing career
Tsutsui was born in Yokohama on August 15, 1976. He joined his local club Yokohama Marinos from youth team in 1995. However he could not play at all in the match until 1996. In 1997, he moved to Japan Football League club Otsuka Pharmaceutical (later Tokushima Vortis). He played as regular player in 2 seasons. In 1999, he moved to newly was promoted to J2 League club, Albirex Niigata. He played many matches as defensive midfielder. In 2000, he moved to Otsuka Pharmaceutical again and he played as regular player. The club won the champions for 2 years in a row (2003-2004) and was promoted to J2 from 2005. Although he played many matches in 2005, he could hardly play in the match from 2006 and retired end of 2007 season.
Club statistics
| Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Japan | League | Emperor's Cup | League Cup | Total | ||||||
| 1995 | Yokohama Marinos | J1 League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 1996 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1997 | Otsuka Pharmaceutical | Football League | 27 | 1 | 2 | 0 | - | 29 | 1 | |
| 1998 | 23 | 1 | 3 | 0 | - | 26 | 1 | |||
| 1999 | Albirex Niigata | J2 League | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 0 |
| 2000 | Otsuka Pharmaceutical | Football League | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | - | 14 | 0 | |
| 2001 | 28 | 4 | 3 | 0 | - | 31 | 4 | |||
| 2002 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 0 | - | 19 | 0 | |||
| 2003 | 27 | 1 | 3 | 0 | - | 30 | 1 | |||
| 2004 | 29 | 2 | 1 | 0 | - | 30 | 2 | |||
| 2005 | Tokushima Vortis | J2 League | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | 27 | 1 | |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2007 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 2 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 211 | 10 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 232 | 10 | ||