Tetsuya Totsuka

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Tetsuya Totsuka
Personal information
Full name Tetsuya Totsuka
Date of birth (1961-04-24) April 24, 1961 (age 62)
Place of birth Tokyo, Japan
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 8+12 in)
Position(s) Midfielder, Forward
Youth career
1977–1978 Yomiuri
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1979–1995 Verdy Kawasaki 256 (68)
1994Kashiwa Reysol (loan) 17 (4)
Total 273 (72)
National team
1980–1985 Japan 18 (3)
Teams managed
2006–2007 FC Gifu
2007 MIO Biwako Kusatsu
2008–2009 FC Machida Zelvia
2011 SC Sagamihara
Honours
Verdy Kawasaki
Winner Japan Soccer League 1983
Winner Japan Soccer League 1984
Winner Japan Soccer League 1986/87
Winner Japan Soccer League 1990/91
Winner Japan Soccer League 1991/92
Runner-up Japan Soccer League 1979
Runner-up Japan Soccer League 1981
Runner-up Japan Soccer League 1989/90
Winner J1 League 1993
Winner J1 League 1994
Runner-up J1 League 1995
Winner JSL Cup 1979
Winner JSL Cup 1985
Winner JSL Cup 1991
Winner J.League Cup 1992
Winner J.League Cup 1993
Winner J.League Cup 1994
Winner Emperor's Cup 1984
Winner Emperor's Cup 1986
Winner Emperor's Cup 1987
Runner-up Emperor's Cup 1981
Runner-up Emperor's Cup 1991
Runner-up Emperor's Cup 1992
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Tetsuya Totsuka (戸塚 哲也, Totsuka Tetsuya, born April 24, 1961) is a former Japanese football player. He played for the Japan national team.

Biography[change | change source]

Totsuka was born in Tokyo Metropolis on April 24, 1961. He joined Yomiuri (later Verdy Kawasaki) from their youth team in 1979. The club won the champions in Japan Soccer League 5 times, JSL Cup 3 times and Emperor's Cup 3 times. This was golden era in club history. He also became a top scorer 2 times (1984 and 1990/91). In 1992, Japan Soccer League was folded and founded new league J1 League. However he lost opportunity to play after that. In 1994, he moved to Japan Football League club Kashiwa Reysol. He returned to Verdy Kawasaki in 1995 and retired end of the season.

In December 1980, Totsuka was selected the Japan national team for 1982 World Cup qualification. At this qualification, on December 22, he debuted against Singapore. He also played at 1982 Asian Games. In 1985, he was selected Japan for the first time in 3 years for 1986 World Cup qualification. This qualification was his last game for Japan. He played 18 games and scored 3 goals for Japan until 1985.

In 2006, Totsuka signed with Japanese Regional Leagues club FC Gifu. He managed the club and promoted the club to Japan Football League. However, he was sacked in June 2007. In September 2007, he signed with Regional Leagues club FC Mi-O Biwako. He managed the club and promoted the club to Japan Football League. In 2008, he moved to Regional Leagues club FC Machida Zelvia. He managed the club and promoted the club to Japan Football League. He promoted each club to Japan Football League for 3 years in a row. End of 2009 season, he resigned a manager for FC Machida Zelvia. In 2011, he signed with Regional Leagues club SC Sagamihara. However, he was sacked in May.

Statistics[change | change source]

[1][2]

Club statistics League CupLeague CupTotal
SeasonClubLeague AppsGoals AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
JapanLeague Emperor's Cup J.League CupTotal
1979 Yomiuri JSL Division 1 9 2 2 1 3 1 14 4
1980 17 2 1 1 2 0 20 3
1981 18 3 5 0 1 0 24 3
1982 18 6 3 2 1 0 22 8
1983 18 6 3 3 3 3 24 12
1984 16 14 5 5 2 2 23 21
1985/86 22 4 1 0 4 2 27 6
1986/87 20 3 4 3 1 0 25 6
1987/88 18 0 4 3 0 0 22 3
1988/89 22 5 2 0 3 0 27 5
1989/90 18 8 4 0 4 0 26 8
1990/91 22 10 2 2 2 0 26 12
1991/92 21 4 3 0 5 0 29 4
1992 Verdy Kawasaki J1 League - 3 0 10 0 13 0
1993 10 1 1 0 6 1 17 2
1994 7 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
1994 Kashiwa Reysol Football League 17 4 0 0 1 0 18 4
1995 Verdy Kawasaki J1 League 0 0 - 0 0
Country Japan 273 72 40 20 48 9 361 101
Total 273 72 40 20 48 9 361 101

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Japan national team
YearAppsGoals
1980 4 0
1981 8 0
1982 4 3
1983 0 0
1984 0 0
1985 2 0
Total 18 3

References[change | change source]

  1. Tetsuya Totsuka at National-Football-Teams.com Edit this at Wikidata
  2. Tetsuya Totsuka at J.League (in Japanese) Edit this at Wikidata
  3. Japan National Football Team Database

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