Teruki Tabata
田畑 輝樹

Personal information
Full name	Teruki Tabata
Date of birth	(1979-04-16) April 16, 1979 (age 44)
Place of birth	Kagoshima, Japan
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
1995–1997	Kagoshima Jitsugyo High School
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1998–1999	Albirex Niigata
International career‡
2007–2017	Japan Beach Soccer
Managerial career
2020–2021	Japan Beach Soccer
*Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 2 December 2019

Teruki Tabata (田畑 輝樹, Tabata Teruki, born April 16, 1979) is a former Japanese football player.

Playing career

Tabata was born in Kagoshima Prefecture on April 16, 1979. After graduating from high school, he joined Japan Football League club Albirex Niigata in 1998. The club was promoted to new league J2 League from 1999. However he could hardly play in the match and retired end of 1999 season.

Beach Soccer career

In 2007, Tabata was selected Japan national beach soccer team. He played at Beach Soccer World Cup 7 times (2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015 and 2017).^[1]

Club statistics