| Kazumi Tsubota 坪田 和美 | |
| Fullname: | Kazumi Tsubota |
| Birth Date: | 23 January 1956 |
| Birth Place: | Nagasaki, Japan |
| Position: | Goalkeeper |
| Youthclubs1: | Shimabara Commercial High School |
| Youthclubs2: | Hosei University |
| Years1: | 1979–1992 |
| Clubs1: | Yanmar Diesel |
| Caps1: | 170 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 1981–1984 |
| Nationalteam1: | Japan |
| Nationalcaps1: | 7 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
is a former Japanese football player. He played for Japan national team.[1]
Tsubota was born in Nagasaki Prefecture on January 23, 1956. After graduating from Hosei University, he joined Yanmar Diesel in 1979. The club won the league champions in 1981. The club also won 1983 and 1984 JSL Cup. He retired in 1992. He played 170 games in the league.
On March 8, 1981, Tsubota debuted for Japan national team against South Korea. In 1983 and 1984, he played at 1984 Summer Olympics qualification. He played 7 games for Japan until 1984.[2]
| Japan national team | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals | |
| 1981 | 5 | 0 | |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1983 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 7 | 0 | |