Keisuke Tsuboi

Keisuke Tsuboi (坪井 慶介, Tsuboi Keisuke, born 16 September 1979) is a former Japanese football player.[1]

Keisuke Tsuboi
坪井 慶介
Personal information
Full name Keisuke Tsuboi
Date of birth (1979-09-16) 16 September 1979
Place of birth Tama, Tokyo, Japan
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
1995–1997 Yokkaichi Chuo
Technical High School
1998–2001 Fukuoka University
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002–2014 Urawa Red Diamonds 292 (1)
2015–2017 Shonan Bellmare 28 (0)
2018–2019 Renofa Yamaguchi 28 (0)
Total 348 (1)
National team
2003–2007 Japan 40 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 January 2020

Club career

Tsuboi was educated at and played for Yokkaichi Chuo Technical High School and Fukuoka University.

After graduating from the university in 2002, he joined Urawa Red Diamonds and immediately broke into the first team. His first appearance came on 3 March 2002 against Yokohama F. Marinos in opening game in 2002 season. He scored his first league goal on 17 May 2003 against Gamba Osaka. He won the Rookie of the Year award in 2002 and was selected as one of the J.League Best Eleven in 2003. In 2006, Reds won the champions in J1 League which is first J1 champions in the club history. In 2007, Reds won first Asian title AFC Champions League. Although he played many matches as regular center back until 2010, he could not play many matches from 2011.

In 2015, Tsuboi moved to Shonan Bellmare.[2] However he could not play many matches and Bellmare was relegated to J2 League end of 2016 season. In 2018, he moved to J2 club Renofa Yamaguchi FC.[3]

National team career

Tsuboi represented Japan for the 2001 Summer Universiade held in Beijing where the team won the title beating Ukraine in the final.

Japan's national coach Zico gave him the first cap in 2003 when he played Tsuboi on 11 June 2003 in a friendly against Paraguay at Saitama Stadium.[4] He was a member of the Japan team for 2006 World Cup where he played 2 games against Australia and Brazil.[4] 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 Asian Cup but did not play any game in the tournament as Yuki Abe and Yuji Nakazawa were the first-choice centre backs.

On 8 February 2008 he announced retirement from international football.[5] He played 40 games for Japan until 2007.[4]

Club statistics
As of 1 January 2020.[6][7]
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 -30---30
Urawa Red Diamonds 2002 3001080--390
2003 30110110--421
2004 1401000--150
2005 3305020--400
2006 2702010-10310
2007 310100012040480
2008 210206040-330
2009 2901070--370
2010 3104030--380
2011 503020--100
2012 3301010--350
2013 70201020-120
2014 101010--30
Shonan Bellmare 2015 801061--151
2016 1501040--200
2017 5020---70
Renofa Yamaguchi 2018 23010---240
2019 5010---60
Career total 3481340531180504582

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

National team statistics

[4]

Japan national team
YearAppsGoals
2003110
2004100
200570
2006110
200710
Total400

Appearances in major competitions
Team Competition Category Appearances Goals Team Record
Start Sub
 Japan2003 FIFA Confederations CupSenior300Round 1
 Japan2005 FIFA Confederations CupSenior000Round 1
 Japan2006 FIFA World Cup qualificationSenior300Qualified
 Japan2006 FIFA World CupSenior200Round 1
 Japan2007 AFC Asian Cup qualificationSenior300Qualified

Honours

Club
Urawa Reds
2006
2005, 2006
2003
2007
2006
Shonan Bellmare
2017

Individual
2003
2002
2002

References
  1. Keisuke Tsuboi at J.League (in Japanese)
  2. Shonan Bellmare(in Japanese)
  3. Renofa Yamaguchi FC(in Japanese)
  4. Japan National Football Team Database
  5. "Tsuboi offered something different in Japan's defence". A View From A Brit by Jeremy Walker. 11 February 2008. Retrieved 28 December 2012.
  6. Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "J1&J2&J3選手名鑑ハンディ版 2018 (NSK MOOK)", 7 February 2018, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411529 (p. 231 out of 289)
  7. Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "2016J1&J2&J3選手名鑑", 10 February 2016, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411338 (p. 69 out of 289)


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