is a former

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ese

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player.

Playing career

Tsurumi was born in Kofu on October 12, 1979. After graduating from

University of Tsukuba is a public university, public research university located in Tsukuba, Ibaraki Prefecture, Ibaraki, Japan. It is a top 10 Designated National University, and was ranked Type A by the Japanese government as part of the Top Global University Pro ...

, he joined his local 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 roo ...

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in 2002. He became a regular player as defensive midfielder under manager

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in first season. In 2003, he moved to

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club

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with manager Oki. He played many matches in 2 seasons. However he lost opportunity to play in 2005. In April 2005, he moved to

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. However he could not play many matches.J.League
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which was promoted to J1 from 2006 season. He played as substitute center forward in 2006. However he could hardly play in the match from 2007 and Ventforet was relegated to J2. He could not play at all in the match in 2008 and retired end of 2008 season.

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* 1979 births Living people University of Tsukuba alumni Association football people from Yamanashi Prefecture Japanese men's footballers J1 League players J2 League players Ventforet Kofu players Shimizu S-Pulse players Cerezo Osaka players Men's association football midfielders {{Japan-footy-midfielder-1970s-stub