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player and manager. She played for Japan national team.

Club career

Tezuka was born in

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on 6 November 1970. She played for Yomiuri Nippon Beleza (later ''NTV Beleza''). The club won L.League for 3 years in a row (

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). In 1991 season, she became top scorer with 29 goals and she was selected MVP awards. She was also selected Best Eleven for 4 years in a row (

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). End of 1992 season, she retired. However, during 1996 season, she came back and played for

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until 1999.

National team career

On 7 March 1986, when Tezuka was 15 years old, she debuted for Japan national team against

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. She played at

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, 1991 AFC Championship and

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Coaching career

After retirement, Tezuka started coaching career in her local

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. In 2011, she became assistant coach for Japan U-20 and U-17 national team. In October, U-20 team won 2011 AFC U-19 Championship and in November, U-17 team won 2011 AFC U-16 Championship. She has been given the AFC Women's Coach Of The Year Award. In 2013, she was appointed manager for

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. However, in June, she resigned for health reasons.

National team statistics

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