is a former Japanese

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player and manager. He managed Japan women's national team.

Coaching career

Suzuki was born on June 12, 1949. After graduating from Tokai University, he went to West Germany in 1973 and became a coach. In January 1986, he became a manager for Japan women's national team.Japan Football Association
/ref> In December, Japan participated in

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in Hong Kong and won the 2nd place.RSSSF
/ref> He managed Japan until January 1989. In 1990, he became a manager for new club

Nikko Securities Dream Ladies was a women's football team which played in Division 1 of Japan's Nadeshiko League The , commonly known as the , is a semi-professional women's association football Sports league, league in Japan. The Nadeshiko League consists of two divis ...

. The club won the champions at

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. The club participated

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from 1991. The club was 4th place in

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and he resigned end of the season.

References

1949 births Living people Tokai University alumni Japanese men's footballers Japanese football managers Japan women's national football team managers Men's association football players not categorized by position {{Japan-footy-bio-stub