is a former

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player.

Playing career

Suzuki was born in

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on July 19, 1975. After graduating from

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, he joined

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club

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in 1998. He played many matches as left side back from first season. In 2000s, he played many matches as center back and the club won the 2nd place

2001 Emperor's Cup Statistics of Emperor's Cup in the 2001 season. Overview It was contested by 80 teams, and Shimizu S-Pulse won the championship. Results 1st Round *Ohara Gakuen JaSRA 1–3 Komazawa University *Juntendo University 3–4 Sagawa Express * Sun Li ...

. However the club results were bad in league competition in 2001 and was relegated to

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from 2002. The club returned to J1 in a year and eon the 2nd place

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. In 2004, he moved to J2 club

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. He played many matches as center back in 2004. Although his opportunity to play decreased in 2005, the club won the champions and was promoted to J1 from 2006. In 2006, he played as center back in full time in 5 matches from opening game. However he could not play for injury from the 6th match. Although he came back as substitute in October, he could not play at all in the match and retired end of 2006 season.

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1975 births Living people Juntendo University alumni Association football people from Shizuoka Prefecture Japanese footballers J1 League players J2 League players Cerezo Osaka players Kyoto Sanga FC players Association football defenders {{Japan-footy-defender-1970s-stub