Shigeki Tsujimoto

Shigeki Tsujimoto
辻本 茂輝

Personal information
Full name	Shigeki Tsujimoto
Date of birth	(1979-06-23) 23 June 1979
Place of birth	Suita, Osaka, Japan
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
1995–1997	Kindai University High School
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1998	Yokohama Flügels	0	(0)
1999–2005	Kyoto Purple Sanga	73	(4)
2006	Tokushima Vortis	18	(0)
2007–2008	Sagawa Printing	23	(1)
2009	FC Osaka	1	(0)
Total		115	(5)
International career
1995	Japan U-17	1	(0)
1999	Japan U-20	7	(0)
Medal record Yokohama Flügels Winner Emperor's Cup 1998 Kyoto Purple Sanga Winner Emperor's Cup 2002 Representing Japan FIFA U-20 World Cup 1999 Nigeria AFC U-16 Championship 1994 Qatar
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Shigeki Tsujimoto (辻本 茂輝, Tsujimoto Shigeki, born 23 June 1979) is a former Japanese football player.

Club career

Tsujimoto was born in Suita on 23 June 1979. After graduating from Kindai University High School, he joined Yokohama Flügels in 1998. However the club was disbanded end of 1998 season due to financial strain, he moved to Kyoto Purple Sanga with contemporaries Yasuhito Endo, Kazuki Teshima and so on in 1999. He played for the club until 2005. From 2006, he played for Tokushima Vortis (2006), Sagawa Printing (2007–08) and FC Osaka (2009). He retired end of 2009 season.

National team career

In August 1995, Tsujimoto was selected Japan U-17 national team for 1995 U-17 World Championship and he played 1 match. In April 1999, he was also selected Japan U-20 national team for 1999 World Youth Championship. At 1999 World Youth Championship, he played as right back of three back defense with Kazuki Teshima and Koji Nakata. He played full-time in all 7 matches and Japan won the 2nd place.

Club statistics

Club performance			League		Cup		League Cup		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Japan			League		Emperor's Cup		J.League Cup		Total
1998	Yokohama Flügels	J1 League	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1999	Kyoto Purple Sanga	J1 League	9	0	2	0	2	0	13	0
2000			4	0	0	0	1	0	5	0
2001		J2 League	20	2	4	0	1	0	25	2
2002		J1 League	13	1	0	0	3	0	16	1
2003			8	0	1	0	2	0	11	0
2004		J2 League	18	1	1	2	-		19	3
2005			1	0	1	0	-		2	0
2006	Tokushima Vortis	J2 League	18	0	1	0	-		19	0
2007	Sagawa Printing	Football League	19	1	0	0	-		19	1
2008			4	0	0	0	-		4	0
Total			114	5	10	2	9	0	133	7

Honors and awards

• FIFA World Youth Championship runner-up: 1999

External links

• Shigeki Tsujimoto – FIFA competition record (archived)
• Player statistics at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
• Manager statistics manager profile at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)