Tsutomu Sonobe

Tsutomu Sonobe
園部勉
Personal information
Full name	Tsutomu Sonobe
Date of birth	March 29, 1958 (age 65)
Place of birth	Ibaraki, Japan
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
1973–1975	Mito Commercial High School
Senior career*
Years	Team
1976–1989	Fujita Industries
Total
National team
1978–1981	Japan
Honours
Fujita Industries
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Tsutomu Sonobe (園部勉, Sonobe Tsutomu, born March 29, 1958) is a former Japanese football player. He played for Japan national team.

Club career

Sonobe was born in Ibaraki Prefecture on March 29, 1958. After graduating from high school, he joined Fujita Industries in 1976. The club won the league champions in 1977, 1979 and 1981. The club also won 1977 and 1979 Emperor's Cup. He retired in 1989. He played 173 games and scored 2 goals in the league. He was selected Best Eleven in 1978, 1979.

National team career

On May 23, 1978, Sonobe debuted for Japan national team against Thailand. He played 7 games for Japan until 1981.^[1]

National team statistics

^[1]

Japan national team
Year	Apps	Goals
1978	4	0
1979	0	0
1980	0	0
1981	3	0
Total	7	0

References

^ ^a ^b Japan National Football Team Database

External links

Tsutomu Sonobe at National-Football-Teams.com
Japan National Football Team Database

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