Keita Suzuki

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Keita Suzuki
Personal information
Full name Keita Suzuki
Date of birth July 8, 1981 (1981-07-08) (age 26)
Place of birth    Shizuoka, Japan
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current club Flag of Japan Urawa Red Diamonds
Number 13
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
2000- Urawa Red Diamonds 188 (5)   
National team2
2006- Japan 28 (0)

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of 25 February 2008.
2 National team caps and goals correct
as of 29 May 2008.
* Appearances (Goals)

Keita Suzuki (born July 8, 1981 in Shizuoka, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan) is a Japanese football (soccer) player. He is a defensive midfielder and currently plays for Urawa Red Diamonds.

He is a cousin of Koki Mizuno of Celtic F.C.

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[edit] Career

After graduating from Tōkai University Fuzoku Shōyō High School, he joined J. League side Urawa Red Diamonds in 2000. His first professional appearance came in an Emperor's Cup match against Honda Lock S.C. on December 3, 2000. He broke into Urawa's first team in 2001 and became a mainstay in the midfield. He contributed to the club winning the J. League championship in 2006 and was chosen as one of the J. League Best Eleven 2006.

He was a captain for the Japan's Olympic team through the final qualifying stage to Athne 2004. However, he was not included in the final squad for the Olympic as coach Masakuni Yamamoto favoured overage player Shinji Ono.

Japan's former national coach Ivica Osim rated Suzuki highly and handed him his first senior cap on August 9, 2006, in a friendly match against Trinidad and Tobago. He is the only player who started all of the 20 matches under Osim's reign. Osim once referred to him as the Japanese answer to Claude Makélélé. [1]

[edit] Honors and awards

[edit] Individual

[edit] Team

[edit] National Team Career Stats

[edit] Appearances in major competitions

Year Competition Category Appearances Goals Team Record
Start Sub
2006 2007 AFC Asian Cup qualification Senior 5 0 0 Qualified

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