was a Japanese

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player.

Club career

Tsugitani was born in Hyogo Prefecture on June 25, 1940. After graduating from

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, he joined

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. He retired in 1967. He played 40 games and scored 16 goals in the league.

National team career

On August 15, 1961, when he was a

student, he debuted for Japan national team against

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. He played at 1962 Asian Games. In 1964, he was selected Japan for

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, but he did not compete. He played 12 games and scored 4 goals for Japan until 1965.Japan National Football Team Database
/ref> On June 2, 1978, Tsugitani died of

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at the age of 37.

National team statistics

References

External links

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Japan National Football Team Database
1940 births 1978 deaths Kwansei Gakuin University alumni Association football people from Hyōgo Prefecture Japanese men's footballers Japan men's international footballers Japan Soccer League players Urawa Red Diamonds players Olympic footballers for Japan Footballers at the 1964 Summer Olympics Footballers at the 1962 Asian Games Men's association football midfielders Deaths from cirrhosis Asian Games competitors for Japan Alcohol-related deaths in Japan {{Japan-footy-midfielder-1940s-stub