is a former

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player and manager. He played for Japan national team.

Club career

Suzuki was born in

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on 7 October 1974. After graduating from high school, he joined

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club Yamaha Motors (later ''Júbilo Iwata'') in 1993. Although he did not play in the match, the club won the 2nd place in 1993 and was promoted to

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. He debuted in 1995 and he became a regular player. He was a central player in golden era in club history. The club won the champions at

3 times (

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). The club also won 1998 J.League Cup and

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. In Asia, the club won the champions at

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and 2nd place at 1999–00 and

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. From the late 2000s, his opportunity to play decreased. He retired end of 2009 season. He played 328 games and scored 9 goals in the league.

National team career

In July 1996, Suzuki was selected Japan U-23 national team for

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and he played all 3 matches. Although Japan won 2 matches, Japan lost at First round. At this time, Japan won

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in first game. It was known as "Miracle of Miami" ( マイアミの奇跡) in Japan. In June 1997, Suzuki was selected Japan national team for 1998 World Cup qualification. At this qualification, on 28 June, he debuted against

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. He was also selected Japan for

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, but he did not play in the match.

Coaching career

After retirement, Suzuki started coaching career at

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in 2010. He served as a coach for youth team from 2010. In 2014, he became an assistant coach for top team. On 1 July 2019, he became a manager for top team as

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successor. However he resigned for health reasons on 15 August.

Career statistics

National team statistics

Managerial statistics

Honors and awards

Individual honors

Best Eleven: 2002

Team honors

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Champions:

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Champions: 1999 *

Champions: 1997, 1999, 2002 *

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Champions:

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Champions:

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References

External links

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Japan National Football Team Database
* * 1974 births Living people Association football people from Shizuoka Prefecture Japanese footballers Japan international footballers J1 League players Japan Football League (1992–1998) players Júbilo Iwata players Japanese football managers J1 League managers Júbilo Iwata managers Footballers at the 1996 Summer Olympics Olympic footballers of Japan 1999 Copa América players Association football defenders {{Japan-footy-defender-1970s-stub