is a former

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ese

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player and manager.

Playing career

Suzuki was born in

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on January 1, 1955. After graduating from

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, he played for Yamaha Motors (later ''Júbilo Iwata'') from 1977 to 1982.

Coaching career

After retirement, Suzuki started coaching career at Yamaha Motors in 1984. He served as a coach. In 2000, he was promoted to manager as

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successor. In 2002, he led to the champions, and he resigned. He also managed September to November in 2004. In 2013, he became a manager for Japan U-20 national team. In 2018, he signed with

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club

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. However the club results were bad and he was sacked in August when the club at the 19th place of 22 clubs.

Managerial statistics

Honours

Manager

;Júbilo Iwata *

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;Individual * J.League Manager of the Year: 2001, 2002

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* 1955 births Living people Nippon Sport Science University alumni Association football people from Yamanashi Prefecture Japanese footballers Japan Soccer League players Júbilo Iwata players Japanese football managers J1 League managers J2 League managers Júbilo Iwata managers Albirex Niigata managers Association football defenders {{Japan-footy-defender-1950s-stub