was a Japanese

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player. He played for Japan national team.

Club career

Tsuda was born in

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on August 15, 1917. He played for Keio BRB was consisted of his alma mater

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players and graduates. He won

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and 1940 Emperor's Cup at Keio University and Keio BRB. 1940 Emperor's Cup was the last

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before the war because Emperor's Cup was suspended for World War II from 1941 to 1945. After World War II, Tsuda won

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and

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as a member of Keio BRB and All Keio. He also played East Japan Heavy Industries.

National team career

On June 16, 1940, when Tsuda was a

Keio University , mottoeng = The pen is mightier than the sword , type = Private research coeducational higher education institution , established = 1858 , founder = Yukichi Fukuzawa , endowmen ...

student, he debuted for Japan national team against Philippines and Japan won the match. This match was the first match since

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and the only match in the 1940s in Japan's

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due to World War II. After World War II, Japan national team was resumed activities in 1951 and Tsuda was selected Japan for

1951 Asian Games The 1951 Asian Games ( hi, 1951 एशियाई खेल; Marathi: १९५१ आशियाई खेळ), officially known as the First Asian Games, was a multi-sport event celebrated in New Delhi, India from 4 to 11 March 1951. The Game ...

. He played 4 games for Japan until 1951.Japan National Football Team Database
/ref> On April 17, 1979, Tsuda died of a parkinson's disease at the age of 61.

National team statistics

Honours

Japan *

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Bronze medal:

References

External links

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Japan National Football Team Database
1917 births 1979 deaths Keio University alumni Association football people from Hyōgo Prefecture Japanese men's footballers Japan men's international footballers Asian Games medalists in football Footballers at the 1951 Asian Games Medalists at the 1951 Asian Games Men's association football goalkeepers Asian Games bronze medalists for Japan Deaths from Parkinson's disease in Japan {{Japan-footy-goalkeeper-stub