Tatsunori Otsuka | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Full name | Tatsunori Ōtsuka | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nickname | Tatsu, Tatchan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Japanese | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Osaka, Japan | 5 November 2000|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 87 kg (192 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Spike | 340 cm (130 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Block | 325 cm (128 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
College / University | Waseda University | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Wing spiker/Outside hitter | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Current club | Panasonic Panthers | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Number | 5 - (National) 15 - (Club) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Tatsunori Otsuka (大塚 達宣, Ōtsuka Tatsunori, born 5 November 2000) is a Japanese male volleyball player and Olympian from Hirakata city, Osaka.[1] He plays for Panasonic Panthers and the Japanese national team (Ryujin Nippon).
Otsuka has a younger sister.[2]
Otsuka started to play volleyball at the 3rd year of elementary school by entering in Panasonic Panthers Junior club. Then, in the six grade, he attended at "JVA Men's and Women's Elite Academy Training Camp" held by Japan Volleyball Association, in order to find the future players for the national team.[2] In 2017, he was called for Japan men's national under-19 volleyball team for the first time and then was called for U-21 and U-23, respectively. In 2020, Otsuka had the name in the senior national team for the first time and he was one of the outside hitters in 2020 Summer Olympics.[3] In 2024, Otsuka signed with Allianz Milan and will play for the team in the 2024-2025 club season.[4]