is a Japanese former

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player. He was most recently the manager of

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club of

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until 14 June 2023.

Playing career

Suguri was born in

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on July 29, 1976. After graduating from high school, he joined

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club

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in 1995. He played many matches as a midfielder from first season and the club won the championship in

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. In 1998, he moved to the newly-promoted

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club,

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. Although he played many matches in 1998, the club was relegated to the

from 1999. In June 2000, he moved to

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. However, he hardly played. In 2001, he moved to the J2 club

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. Although he played in two seasons, he did not play many matches. In 2003, he moved to

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. He played many matches as a substitute in three seasons. In September 2005, he moved to

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on loan. He played many matches as a substitute and won the second place and was promoted to J1 at the end of 2005. In 2006, he returned to Sagan Tosu and retired at the end of the 2007 season.

Managerial career

Suguri was obtained the Japan Football Association official S-Class coach license in 2021. On 9 December 2021, Suguri appointed Iwaki FC manager ahead for J3 League from next season. On 6 November 2022, Suguri brought Iwaki FC promotion to the J2 League for the first time in history starting next season and they were crowned J3 League champions for the first time in their history. But, On 14 June 2023, Suguri is poor performance and contract with Iwaki FC was cancelled.

Club statistics

Managerial statistics

Honours

Manager

;Iwaki FC *

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* 1976 births Living people Association football people from Shizuoka Prefecture Japanese men's footballers J1 League players J2 League players Japan Football League (1992–1998) players Honda FC players Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo players Tokyo Verdy players Omiya Ardija players Sagan Tosu players Avispa Fukuoka players Men's association football midfielders Japanese football managers J2 League managers J3 League managers Iwaki FC managers {{Japan-footy-midfielder-1970s-stub