| Masaki Tsuchihashi 土橋 正樹 | |
| Fullname: | Masaki Tsuchihashi |
| Birth Date: | 23 July 1972 |
| Birth Place: | Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Youthyears1: | 1988–1990 |
| Youthclubs1: | Tohoku Gakuin High School |
| Youthyears2: | 1991–1994 |
| Youthclubs2: | Kokushikan University |
| Years1: | 1995–2003 |
| Clubs1: | Urawa Reds |
| Caps1: | 184 |
| Goals1: | 5 |
| Totalcaps: | 184 |
| Totalgoals: | 5 |
| Nationalyears1: | 1996 |
| Nationalteam1: | Japan |
| Nationalcaps1: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
is a former Japanese football player. He played for Japan national team.
Tsuchihashi was born in Yokohama on July 23, 1972. After graduating from Kokushikan University, he joined Urawa Reds in 1995. He played as a defensive midfielder from the first season. However his opportunity to play decreased from the late 1990s. He retired at the end of 2003 season.
On May 26, 1996, Tsuchihashi debuted for Japan national team against Yugoslavia.[1]
| 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 | |||||||
| 1995 | Urawa Reds | J1 League | 51 | 2 | 3 | 0 | colspan="2" | - | 54 | 2 | |
| 1996 | 22 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 39 | 1 | |||
| 1997 | 31 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 41 | 3 | |||
| 1998 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 0 | |||
| 1999 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1 | |||
| 2000 | J2 League | 17 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 2 | ||
| 2001 | J1 League | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 29 | 0 | ||
| 2002 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||
| 2003 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 184 | 5 | 18 | 1 | 27 | 3 | 229 | 9 | |||
| Japan national team | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals | |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 1 | 0 | |