is a former

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player and manager. He played for Japan national team.

Club career

Totsuka was born in

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on April 24, 1961. He joined Yomiuri (later ''Verdy Kawasaki'') from youth team in 1979. The club won the champions in

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5 times, JSL Cup 3 times and

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3 times. This was golden era in club history. He also became a top scorer 2 times (

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and 1990–91). On 23 November 1992, he assisted

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's match winning goal in a 1–0 victory over

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in the final of the J.League Cup final. In 1992, Japan Soccer League was folded and founded new league

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. However he lost opportunity to play after that. In 1994, he moved to

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club

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. He helped Reysol to promotion from the second-tier Japan Football League to the J1 League. SOCCER STRICKER ストライカー December17, 1994 P.9 He retired in 1995.

International career

In December 1980, Totsuka was selected Japan national team for

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. At this qualification, on December 22, he debuted against

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. He also played at

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. In 1985, he was selected Japan for the first time in 3 years for

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. This qualification was his last game for Japan. He played 18 games and scored 3 goals for Japan until 1985.Japan National Football Team Database
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Coaching career

In 2006, Totsuka signed with

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club

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. He managed the club and promoted the club to

. However, he was sacked in June 2007. In September 2007, he signed with Regional Leagues club FC Mi-O Biwako. He managed the club and promoted the club to Japan Football League. In 2008, he moved to Regional Leagues club

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. He managed the club and promoted the club to Japan Football League. He promoted each club to Japan Football League for 3 years in a row. End of 2009 season, he resigned a manager for FC Machida Zelvia. In 2011, he signed with Regional Leagues club SC Sagamihara. However, he was sacked in May.

Career statistics

Club

International

National team goals

Personal honors

First Division Top Scorer -

, 1990/91

References

External links

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Japan National Football Team Database
* 1961 births Living people Association football people from Tokyo Japanese men's footballers Japan men's international footballers Japan Soccer League players J1 League players Japan Football League (1992–1998) players Tokyo Verdy players Kashiwa Reysol players Japanese football managers FC Gifu managers FC Machida Zelvia managers SC Sagamihara managers Footballers at the 1982 Asian Games Men's association football midfielders Asian Games footballers for Japan 20th-century Japanese sportsmen {{Japan-footy-midfielder-1960s-stub