After graduating from Kwansei Gakuin University, he joined Mitsubishi Motors in 1963.

On August 15, 1961, when he was a Kwansei Gakuin University student, he debuted for Japan national team against Indonesia.

In 1964, he was selected Japan for 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, but he did not compete.

[1] On June 2, 1978, Tsugitani died of cirrhosis in Kobe at the age of 37.

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