What is Tsutomu Sonobe?
{{Infobox football biography |name=Tsutomu Sonobe |image= |image_size= |caption= |fullname=Tsutomu Sonobe |birth_date={{Birth date and age|1958|3|29}} |birth_place=[[Ibaraki Prefecture|Ibaraki]], [[Japan]] |death_date= |death_place= |height={{Height|m=1.70}} |position=[[Defender (football)|Defender]] |currentclub= |clubnumber= |youthyears1=1973–1975|youthclubs1=[[Mito Commercial High School]] |years1=1976–1989|clubs1=[[Shonan Bellmare|Fujita Industries]]|caps1=173|goals1=2 |totalcaps=173|totalgoals=2 |nationalyears1=1978–1981|nationalteam1=[[Japan national football team|Japan]]|nationalcaps1=7|nationalgoals1=0 |manageryears1=|managerclubs1= |medaltemplates= {{Medal|Team|[[Shonan Bellmare|Fujita Industries]]}} {{Medal|W|[[Japan Soccer League]]|1977}} {{Medal|W|[[Japan Soccer League]]|1979}} {{Medal|W|[[Japan Soccer League]]|1981}} {{Medal|RU|[[Japan Soccer League]]|1980}} {{Medal|RU|[[JSL Cup]]|1978}} {{Medal|W|[[Emperor's Cup]]|1977}} {{Medal|W|[[Emperor's Cup]]|1979}} {{Medal|RU|[[Emperor's Cup]]|1975}} {{Medal|RU|[[Emperor's Cup]]|1982}} {{Medal|RU|[[Emperor's Cup]]|1985}} {{Medal|RU|[[Emperor's Cup]]|1988}} }} {{Nihongo|'''Tsutomu Sonobe'''|園部 勉|Sonobe Tsutomu|born March 29, 1958}} is a former [[Japan]]ese [[Association football|football]] player. He played for the [[Japan national football team|Japan national team]]. ==Biography== Sonobe was born in [[Ibaraki Prefecture]] on March 29, 1958. After graduating from [[Mito Commercial High School]], he joined [[Japan Soccer League]] club [[Shonan Bellmare|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 and 1979. On May 23, 1978, Sonobe debuted for the [[Japan national football team|Japan national team]] against [[Thailand national football team|Thailand]]. He played 7 games for Japan until 1981. ==Statistics== <ref>[http://www.jfootball-db.com/en/players/sonobe_tsu