Yuji Tsukada

Yuji Tsukada (塚田 雄二, Tsukada Yuji, born December 28, 1957) is a former Japanese football player and manager.

Yuji Tsukada
塚田 雄二
Personal information
Full name Yuji Tsukada
Date of birth (1957-12-28) December 28, 1957
Place of birth Kofu, Yamanashi, Japan
Height 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1973–1975 Nirasaki High School
1976–1979 Nippon Sport Science University
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1980–1989 Kofu SC
Teams managed
1995–1998 Ventforet Kofu
2000 Ventforet Kofu
2003 Cerezo Osaka
2005 Japan U-20
2006 Cerezo Osaka
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Playing career

Tsukada was born in Kofu on December 28, 1957. After graduating from Nippon Sport Science University, he played for his local club Kofu SC (later Ventforet Kofu) from 1980 to 1989.

Coaching career

After retirement, in 1995 Tsukada became a manager for Japan Football League clubVentforet Kofu. In 1999, the club joined new league J2 League. However, he didn't have a coaching license for J2 League. So, former manager Susumu Katsumata became a manager to replace Tsukada. In 1999, Tsukada got a coaching license and came back as a manager in 2000. In 2002, he became an assistant coach for Cerezo Osaka. In October 2003, he became a manager to replace Akihiro Nishimura and he led to finalist at 2003 Emperor's Cup. He also managed the club in 2006 to replace Shinji Kobayashi.

Managerial statistics

[1]

Team From To Record
GWDLWin %
Ventforet Kofu 2000 2000 40 5 3 32 012.50
Cerezo Osaka 2003 2003 6 3 1 2 050.00
Cerezo Osaka 2006 2006 26 5 8 13 019.23
Total 72 13 12 47 018.06

References
  1. J.League Data Site(in Japanese)


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