is a former

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player.

Playing career

Suzuki was born

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and joined local side

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as a trainee from school. He turned professional in 1996, but was released in 1997 without making his first team debut for Reds, signing for

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. Suzuki moved to

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in January 1999. He made his debut for the club in a 1–0 victory over

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, scoring the winner in the 98th minute. He played as regular player in 3 seasons. In 2002, he moved to

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(later ''Kyoto Sanga FC'') on loan. He played as left midfielder in all matches in 2 seasons. The club also won the champions

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first major title in the club history. In 2004, he returned to newly was promoted to

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club, Albirex Niigata. He became a fan's favourite during his seven seasons at the club, playing a total of 222 games and scoring 53 goals. In July 2007, he moved to

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. He became a regular player as left side midfielder. In 2008, the club won the champions

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first major title in club history. However he could not play at

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for suspension.J.League
/ref> In 2009, although he played as regular player, his opportunity to play decreased in late 2009 and the club was relegated to J2. In 2010, he moved to

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for the first time in 7 years. However he could hardly play in the match. The club was also relegated to J2 from 2011. In 2012, he moved to

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. However he could not play at all in the match and he moved to

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in August. In February 2013, Suzuki signed for the

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of Singapore League. He made his Singapore debut in a game against

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the following month. Suzuki retired from playing professionally at the end of the season.Albirex Niigata
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Coaching career

Suzuki took the position as the academy coach of

Club statistics

References

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