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Shigeki Tsujimoto
辻本 茂輝

Personal information
Full name	Shigeki Tsujimoto
Date of birth	(1979-06-23) 23 June 1979 (age 45)
Place of birth	Suita, Osaka, Japan
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position	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)
National team
1995	Japan U-17	1	(0)
1999	Japan U-20	7	(0)
Honours Yokohama Flügels Winner Emperor's Cup 1998 Kyoto Purple Sanga Winner Emperor's Cup 2002 Representing  Japan FIFA U-20 World Cup Silver 1999 Nigeria AFC U-16 Championship Gold 1994 Qatar
Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (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

Honors and awards

• FIFA World Youth Championship runner-up: 1999

See also

In Spanish: Shigeki Tsujimoto para niños