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Tatsunori Otsuka
Personal information
Full nameTatsunori Ōtsuka
NicknameTatsu, Tatchan
NationalityJapanese
Born (2000-11-05) 5 November 2000 (age 23)
Osaka, Japan
Height1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
Weight87 kg (192 lb)
Spike340 cm (130 in)
Block325 cm (128 in)
College / UniversityWaseda University
Volleyball information
PositionWing spiker/Outside hitter
Current clubJapan Panasonic Panthers
Number5 - (National)
15 - (Club)
National team
2017–2019
2020–present
Japan U19–U23 national team
Japan senior national team

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).

Personal life[edit]

Otsuka has a younger sister.[2]

Career[edit]

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]

Clubs[edit]

Individual Award[edit]

See also[edit]

List of Waseda University people

External links[edit]

References[edit]


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