Keisuke Tsuboi

Keisuke Tsuboi
Personal information
Full name Keisuke Tsuboi
Date of birth September 16, 1979 (1979-09-16) (age 32)
Place of birth Tama, Tokyo, Japan
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 1⁄2 in)
Playing position Centre back
Club information
Current club Urawa Red Diamonds
Number 2
Youth career
1998–2001 Fukuoka University
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2002– Urawa Red Diamonds 247 (1)
National team‡
2003–2007 Japan 40 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18 June 2011.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 22 February 2010

Keisuke Tsuboi (坪井 慶介 Tsuboi Keisuke?, born September 16, 1979 in Tama, Tokyo) is a Japanese football player. He is a centre back and currently plays for the J-league team Urawa Red Diamonds.[1]

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Career

He was educated at and played for Yokkaichi Chūō Industrial High School and Fukuoka University. He represented Japan for the 2001 Universiade held in Beijing where the team won the title beating Ukraine in the final.

After graduating from the university in 2002, he joined Urawa Red Diamonds and immediately broke into the first team. His first appearance came on March 3, 2002 against Yokohama F. Marinos. He scored his first league goal on May 17, 2003 against Gamba Osaka. He won the J-League Young Player of the Year award in 2002 and was selected as one of the J. League Best Eleven in 2003.

Japan's national coach Zico gave him the first cap in 2003 when he played Tsuboi on June 11, 2003 in a friendly against Paraguay at Saitama Stadium. He was a member of the Japan team for 2006 FIFA World Cup where he played 2 games against Australia and Brazil. In Japan's first match against Australia, he suffered from cramps in his both thighs and had to be replaced by Teruyuki Moniwa in the 56th minute.

He was also in the squad for 2007 AFC Asian Cup but did not play any game in the tournament as Yuki Abe and Yuji Nakazawa were the first-choice centre backs.

On February 8, 2008 he announced retirement from international football.

Career statistics

As of 18 June 2011

Club

Club Season League Emperor's Cup League Cup Champions League Other* Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Fukuoka University 1999 - 3 0 - - - 3 0
Total - 3 0 - - - 3 0
Urawa Red Diamonds 2002 30 0 1 0 8 0 - - 39 0
2003 30 1 1 0 11 0 - - 42 1
2004 14 0 1 0 0 0 - - 15 0
2005 33 0 5 0 2 0 - - 40 0
2006 27 0 2 0 1 0 - 1 0 31 0
2007 31 0 1 0 0 0 12 0 4 0 48 0
2008 21 0 2 0 6 0 4 0 - 33 0
2009 29 0 1 0 7 0 - - 37 0
2010 31 0 4 0 3 0 - - 38 0
2011 1 0 0 0 - - 1 0
Total 247 1 18 0 38 0 16 0 5 0 311 1
Career total 247 1 21 0 38 0 16 0 5 0 314 1

*Includes other competitive competitions, including the Japanese Super Cup and FIFA Club World Cup.

International

National team Year Apps Goals
Japan
2003 11 0
2004 10 0
2005 7 0
2006 11 0
2007 1 0
Total 40 0

Appearances in major competitions

Team Competition Category Appearances Goals Team Record
Start Sub
 Japan 2003 FIFA Confederations Cup Senior 3 0 0 Round 1
 Japan 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup Senior 0 0 0 Round 1
 Japan 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification Senior 3 0 0 Qualified
 Japan 2006 FIFA World Cup Senior 2 0 0 Round 1
 Japan 2007 AFC Asian Cup qualification Senior 3 0 0 Qualified

Awards and honours

Club

Urawa Red Diamonds
2006
2005, 2006
2003
2007
2006

Individual

2003
2002
2002

References

  1. ^ "Stats Centre: Keisuke Tsuboi Facts". Guardian.co.uk. http://guardian.touch-line.com/StatsCentre.asp?Lang=0&CTID=63&CPID=147&pStr=Player&PLID=79595&TEID=3543. Retrieved 2010-02-22. 

External links

Urawa Red Diamonds – current squad