Tsuru Morimoto

Tsuru Morimoto (森本 鶴, Morimoto Tsuru, born November 9, 1970) is a former Japanese football player. She played for the Japan national team. Her father Mamoru Morimoto is former middle distance runner.

Tsuru Morimoto
Personal information
Full name Tsuru Morimoto
Date of birth (1970-11-09) November 9, 1970
Place of birth Japan
Position(s) Midfielder, Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Nissan FC
Nikko Securities Dream Ladies
Lazio
National team
1994–1995 Japan 5 (1)
Honours
Representing  Japan
AFC Women's Asian Cup
Silver medal – second place1995 Malaysia
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place1994 HiroshimaTeam
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Biography

Morimoto was born on November 9, 1970. She played for Nissan FC. However, the club was disbanded in 1993. After she left the club, she played for Nikko Securities Dream Ladies and the Ladies side of Italian Serie A club Lazio.

On August 21, 1994, Morimoto debuted and scored a goal for the Japan national team against Austria. She was a member of Japan for 1995 World Cup. She also played at 1994 Asian Games and 1995 AFC Championship. She played 5 games and scored 1 goal for Japan until 1995.

Statistics

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Japan national team
YearAppsGoals
199441
199510
Total51

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