Tetsuya Tanaka (田中 哲也, Tanaka Tetsuya, born July 27, 1971) is a former Japanese football player.
| Personal information | |||||||||||
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| Full name | Tetsuya Tanaka | ||||||||||
| Date of birth | July 27, 1971 | ||||||||||
| Place of birth | Nagasaki, Japan | ||||||||||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||
| 1987–1989 | Kunimi High School | ||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||
| 1990–1991 | Nippon Steel Yawata | ||||||||||
| 1992–1994 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 15 | (1) | ||||||||
| 1995 | Vissel Kobe | 15 | (0) | ||||||||
| 1996–1998 | Sagan Tosu | 67 | (7) | ||||||||
| Total | 97 | (8) | |||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||
Playing career
editTanaka was born in Nagasaki Prefecture on July 27, 1971. After graduating from high school, he joined Nippon Steel (later Nippon Steel Yawata) in 1990. Although he played as regular player from first season, the club finished at bottom place and was relegated to Regional Leagues. In 1992, he moved to Sanfrecce Hiroshima. Although he played all matches in 1992 J.League Cup, his opportunity to play decreased from 1993. He could not play at all in the match in 1994 and he moved to Japan Football League (JFL) club Vissel Kobe in 1995. In 1996, he moved to JFL club Tosu Futures (later Sagan Tosu). He played all matches until 1997. However his opportunity to play decreased for injury in 1998 and he retired end of 1998 season.
Club statistics
edit| Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Total | ||||||
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| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Japan | League | Emperor's Cup | J.League Cup | Total | ||||||
| 1990/91 | Nippon Steel | JSL Division 2 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 1 | ||
| 1991 | Nippon Steel Yawata | Regional Leagues | ||||||||
| 1992 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | J1 League | – | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 3 | |
| 1993 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 1 | ||
| 1994 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1995 | Vissel Kobe | Football League | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 16 | 0 | |
| 1996 | Tosu Futures | Football League | 30 | 2 | 3 | 3 | – | 33 | 5 | |
| 1997 | Sagan Tosu | Football League | 30 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 38 | 4 |
| 1998 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 7 | 1 | |||
| Total | 124 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 18 | 3 | 150 | 15 | ||
References
editExternal links
edit- Tetsuya Tanaka at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
- biglobe.ne.jp
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