was a Japanese football player. He played for Japan national team.

Club career

Suzuki was born in

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on 30 April 1913. He played for Waseda WMW was consisted of his alma mater

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players and graduates. At this club, he played many Japan national team players

Motoo Tatsuhara was a Japanese football player. He played for Japan national team. Club career Tatsuhara was born in Shinagawa, Tokyo on January 14, 1913. He played for Waseda WMW was consisted of his alma mater Waseda University players and graduates. At th ...

, Tadao Horie and so on.

National team career

In May 1934, when Suzuki was a

student, he was selected Japan national team for

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. At this competition, on 15 May, he debuted against

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. In 1936, he was selected Japan for 1936 Summer Olympics in

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. Japan completed a come-from-behind victory first match against Sweden. The first victory in Olympics for the Japan and the historic victory over one of the powerhouses became later known as "Miracle of Berlin" ( ベルリンの奇跡) in Japan. In 2016, this team was selected

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. He did not play in against Sweden. However, he played next match against

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instead of Tadao Horie fractured his right arm. He played 2 games for Japan until 1936.Japan National Football Team Database
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National team statistics

References

External links

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(Japan team at 1936 Olympics) at Japan Football Association
Yasuo Suzuki's profile at Sports Reference.com
1913 births Year of death missing Waseda University alumni Association football people from Kanagawa Prefecture Japanese men's footballers Japan men's international footballers Olympic footballers for Japan Footballers at the 1936 Summer Olympics Men's association football defenders {{Japan-footy-defender-1910s-stub