is a former

Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the n ...

ese

football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly ...

player.

Playing career

Tsuruta was born in

Fuji Fuji may refer to: Places China * Fuji, Xiangcheng City (付集镇), town in Xiangcheng City, Henan Japan * Mount Fuji, the tallest mountain in Japan * Fuji River * Fuji, Saga, town in Saga Prefecture * Fuji, Shizuoka, city in Shizuoka Prefec ...

on September 9, 1982. He joined

J1 League The , known as the for sponsorship reasons, is the top level of the system. Founded in 1992, it is one of the most successful leagues in Asian club football. Contested by 18 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the ...

club

Shimizu S-Pulse is a professional Japanese football club. Located in Shimizu-ku, Shizuoka, Shizuoka Prefecture, S-Pulse currently competes in the J2 League (J2). The club was formed in 1991 as a founding member of the J.League (''"Original Ten"''), which be ...

from youth team in 2001. However he could not play at all in the match behind

Masanori Sanada was a Japanese football player. Club career Sanada was born in Shizuoka on March 6, 1968. After graduating from Juntendo University, he joined All Nippon Airways in 1990. He played as regular goalkeeper from first season. In 1992, he moved to ...

. In 2002, he moved to

J2 League The or simply J2 is the second division of the and the second level of the Japanese association football league system. The top tier is represented by the J1 League. It (along with the rest of the J.League) is currently sponsored by Meiji Y ...

club

Ventforet Kofu is a Japanese football club from Kōfu in Yamanashi Prefecture. The team currently competes in the J2 League and play their home games in JIT Recycle Ink Stadium, located in Kōfu. The word "Ventforet" is a compound formed from two French ...

on loan. He played many matches as regular goalkeeper in 2002. However his opportunity to play decreased behind newcomer Kensaku Abe in 2003. In 2004, he returned to Shimizu S-Pulse. However he could not play at all in the match behind

Yohei Nishibe is a Japanese football player who plays for Shimizu S-Pulse. Playing career Nishibe was born in Kobe on 1 December 1980. After graduating from high school, he joined J1 League club Urawa Reds in 1999. Reds was relegated to J2 League from 20 ...

. In 2005, he moved to J2 club

again. Although he played as regular goalkeeper initially, he could hardly play in the match from summer in 2005. Although the club was promoted to J1 from 2006, he could not play many matches in 2006. Although he became a regular goalkeeper again in June 2007, the club was relegated to J2 end of 2007 season. From 2008, he could hardly play in the match behind Shigeru Sakurai and

Kota Ogi is a former Japanese football player who last played for Vissel Kobe. Playing career Ogi was born in Mino on May 5, 1983. After graduating from high school, he joined J1 League club Vissel Kobe in 2002. However he could hardly play in the matc ...

. In 2010, he moved to J2 club

Ehime FC is a professional football club based in Matsuyama, the capital city of Ehime Prefecture of Japan. After winning the JFL championship in 2005, the club now plays in . History The club was founded in 1970 as Matsuyama Soccer Club and renamed ...

. However he could not play at all in the match behind

Hiromasa Yamamoto is a former Japanese football player. Playing career Yamamoto was born in Okazaki on June 5, 1979. After graduating from Shimizu Higashi High School, he joined J1 League club Júbilo Iwata in 1998. However he could hardly play in the match beh ...

and

Yusuke Kawakita is a former Japanese football player. Playing career Kawakita was born in Osaka Prefecture on May 13, 1978. After graduating from Kansai University, he joined J2 League club Ventforet Kofu in 2001. Although he played many matches from first sea ...

. In 2011, he moved to J2 club

Kataller Toyama is a football club in Japan that was formed from the merger of the ALO's Hokuriku and YKK AP SC. The club currently plays in J3 League. History The idea of a merged club had been discussed by the Toyama Prefectural Football Association as ear ...

. However he injured his right knee before opening 2011 season. He came back in October and became a regular goalkeeper. He played many matches as regular goalkeeper until June 2012. However the club gained new goalkeeper

Tatsuya Morita is a Japanese footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for club Kashiwa Reysol. Club career Morita grew up in the Chiba Prefecture and began his professional career with Kyoto Sanga in the J. League in 2009. He made his debut on 11 September 2010 ...

in June and Tsuruta could hardly play in the match behind Morita from June. He retired end of 2012 season.

Club statistics

Kataller Toyama
/ref>

References

External links

* 1982 births Living people Association football people from Shizuoka Prefecture Japanese footballers J1 League players J2 League players Shimizu S-Pulse players Ventforet Kofu players Ehime FC players Kataller Toyama players Men's association football goalkeepers {{Japan-footy-goalkeeper-stub