Tsuru Morimoto

Tsuru Morimoto
森本 鶴

Personal information
Full name	Tsuru Morimoto
Date of birth	(1970-11-09) 9 November 1970 (age 54)
Place of birth	Japan
Position(s)	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	Nissan FC
	Nikko Securities Dream Ladies
	Lazio
International career
1994–1995	Japan	5	(1)
Medal record Representing  Japan AFC Women's Asian Cup 1995 Malaysia Asian Games 1994 Hiroshima Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Tsuru Morimoto (森本 鶴, Morimoto Tsuru, born 9 November 1970) is a former Japanese football player^{[citation needed]}. She played for Japan national team. Her father Mamoru Morimoto is former middle distance runner.

Club career

Morimoto was born on 9 November 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.^[1]

National team career

On 21 August 1994, Morimoto debuted and scored a goal for Japan national team against Austria^{[citation needed]}. 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.^[2]

National team statistics

^[2]

Japan national team
Year	Apps	Goals
1994	4	1
1995	1	0
Total	5	1

See also

• 1995 FIFA Women's World Cup

References

1. Agergaard Sine, Tiesler, Nina Clara (2014). Women, Soccer and Transnational Migration. New York: Routledge. p. 108. ISBN 9781135939380.
2. Japan Football Association(in Japanese)

External links

• Tsuru Morimoto – FIFA competition record (archived)
• Tsuru Morimoto at Soccerway
• Tsuru Morimoto at WorldFootball.net