| Tsutomu Sonobe 園部 勉 | |
| Fullname: | Tsutomu Sonobe |
| Birth Date: | 29 March 1958 |
| Birth Place: | Ibaraki, Japan |
| Position: | Defender |
| Youthyears1: | 1973–1975 |
| Youthclubs1: | Mito Commercial High School |
| Years1: | 1976–1989 |
| Clubs1: | Fujita Industries |
| Caps1: | 173 |
| Goals1: | 2 |
| Totalcaps: | 173 |
| Totalgoals: | 2 |
| Nationalyears1: | 1978–1981 |
| Nationalteam1: | Japan |
| Nationalcaps1: | 7 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
is a former Japanese football player. He played for the Japan national team.
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.
On May 23, 1978, Sonobe debuted for Japan national team against Thailand. He played 7 games for Japan until 1981.[1]
| Japan national team | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals | |
| 1978 | 4 | 0 | |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1981 | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 7 | 0 | |