Takayuki Suzuki

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Takayuki Suzuki
Personal information
Full nameTakayuki Suzuki
Date of birthJune 5, 1976
Place of birthHitachi, Ibaraki, Japan
Height1.82 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in)
Playing positionForward
Club information
Current team
JEF United Chiba
Number32
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
1995–2005Kashima Antlers87(17)
1997→ CFZ (loan)21(7)
1998→ JEF United Ichihara (loan)7(0)
1999→ CFZ (loan)5(0)
2000→ Kawasaki Frontale (loan)11(0)
2002–2003→ Genk (loan)19(0)
2003–2004→ Heusden-Zolder (loan)30(5)
2006Red Star Belgrade6(0)
2007Yokohama F. Marinos3(0)
2008–2010Portland Timbers77(4)
2011–2014Mito HollyHock126(24)
2015–JEF United Chiba0(0)
National team‡
2001–2005[1]Japan55(11)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:41, 8 February 2015 (UTC).

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of April 19, 2011

Takayuki Suzuki (鈴木 隆行 Suzuki Takayuki, born June 5, 1976 in Hitachi), nicknamed Shishō (師匠),[2] is a Japanese footballer who plays for JEF United Chiba in the J. League Division 2.

Career

Club

Suzuki has spent the majority of his playing career with Kashima Antlers, playing six stints for the team over the course of ten years, in between short periods playing in Brazil and Belgium. Suzuki played 87 games in the J. League for Kashima, scoring 17 goals, and helping the team win the J-League Championship in 1996, 1998, 2000 and 2001.

On January 28, 2006, Suzuki signed with Red Star Belgrade during the 2005/06 season winter break at the period Toyota was the main sponsor of the club.[3] Takayuki Suzuki had not scored for 1790 minutes/46 games consecutive, until he scored a couple of goals in an 11/4/06 Serbian Cup game against Radnički Niš as Red Star rolled to an easy 5-0 road victory. However, Suzuki's time in Serbia was a disappointment and his move back to J-League to join Yokohama F. Marinos was announced on January 19, 2007.[4]

On 28 March 2008 it was revealed that he signed a one-year contract with Portland Timbers of the USL First Division, joining on a free transfer.[5]

On 8 June 2011 Suzuki agreed to join J. League Division 2 side Mito Hollyhock. With the club and city in financial difficult following a massive earthquake, he promised to play for free in the 2011 season.[6]

International

Suzuki made his international debut for Japan in 2001, and scored his first international goal on June 2, 2001, in a 2001 FIFA Confederations Cup game against Cameroon.[1]

He played all four of Japan's games at the 2002 World Cup, starting the first three and scoring in the 2-2 tie against Belgium.[1]

He was also part of the Japanese team which won the 2004 AFC Asian Cup.

Playing style

Suzuki is a no-nonsense physical player whose playing style is different compared to other forwards and strikers. He is well known for his defensive pressure on other defenders to force them to make mistakes. Suzuki was nicknamed the 'Japanese Blond Bomber' after his blond-dyed hair (the original blond bomber was legendary German striker Jürgen Klinsmann). As the result of world record about consecutive no goals, Japanese call Suzuki as 'Master No Goal'.

Honors

Club

Kashima Antlers
K.R.C. Genk
Red Star Belgrade
Portland Timbers

Country

Japan

Trivia

Club career statistics

Club performance League Cup League Cup Continental Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Japan League Emperor's Cup J. League Cup Asia Total
1995Kashima AntlersJ. League 10000--00
1996100000-10
1997000000-00
Brazil League Copa do Brasil League Cup South America Total
1997Centro Futebol ZicoCampeonato Carioca 3°217---217
Japan League Emperor's Cup J. League Cup Asia Total
1998Kashima AntlersJ. League 1310010-41
1998JEF United IchiharaJ. League 1701000-80
Brazil League Copa do Brasil League Cup South America Total
1999Centro Futebol ZicoCampeonato Carioca 2°50---50
Japan League Emperor's Cup J. League Cup Asia Total
1999Kashima AntlersJ. League 1100030-40
2000Kawasaki FrontaleJ. League 11100020-130
2000Kashima AntlersJ. League 1525253-157
20012663461-3511
2002800000-80
Belgium League Belgian Cup League Cup Europe Total
2002/03GenkFirst Division19020-60270
Japan League Emperor's Cup J. League Cup Asia Total
2003Kashima AntlersJ. League 14000000040
Belgium League Belgian Cup League Cup Europe Total
2003/04Heusden-ZolderFirst Division30542--347
Japan League Emperor's Cup J. League Cup Asia Total
2004Kashima AntlersJ. League 11453000-175
20052533000-283
Serbia League Serbian Cup League Cup Europe Total
2005/06Red Star BelgradeSuperliga6012--72
2006/070020--20
Japan League Emperor's Cup J. League Cup Asia Total
2007Yokohama F. MarinosJ. League 1300010-40
United States League Open Cup League Cup North America Total
2008Portland TimbersUSL First Division26110--271
200927220--292
2010D2 Pro League26121--282
Japan League Emperor's Cup J. League Cup Asia Total
2011Mito HollyHockJ. League 219531--226
201230210--312
Country Japan 127221871840016333
Brazil 267---267
Belgium 49562-60617
Serbia 6032--92
United States 79451--705
Total 2873832121846034354

National team career statistics

[1]

Japan national team
YearAppsGoals
2001103
2002131
200340
2004186
2005101
Total5511

Appearances in major competitions

Team Competition Category Appearances Goals Team Record
Start Sub
 Japan2001 FIFA Confederations CupSenior302Runners-up
 Japan2002 FIFA World CupSenior311Round of 16
 Japan2004 AFC Asian CupSenior601Champions
 Japan2005 FIFA Confederations CupSenior010Round 1
 Japan2006 FIFA World Cup qualificationSenior543Qualified

Goals for Senior National Team

[1]

# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. June 2, 2001 Niigata, Japan  Cameroon 2-0 Won 2001 FIFA Confederations Cup Group stage
2. June 2, 2001 Niigata, Japan  Cameroon 2-0 Won 2001 FIFA Confederations Cup Group stage
3. October 7, 2001 Southampton, UK  Nigeria 2-2 Draw Friendly
4. June 4, 2002 Saitama, Japan  Belgium 2-2 Draw 2002 FIFA World Cup Group stage
5. June 9, 2004 Saitama, Japan  India 7-0 Won 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
6. July 9, 2004 Hiroshima, Japan  Slovakia 3-1 Won Friendly
7. July 31, 2004 Chongqing, China  Jordan 1-1 Draw* 2004 AFC Asian Cup Quarter-finals
8. August 18, 2004 Shizuoka, Japan  Argentina 1-2 Lost Friendly
9. September 8, 2004 Kolkata, India  India 4-0 Won 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
10. October 13, 2004 Muscat, Oman  Oman 1-0 Won 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
11. February 2, 2005 Saitama, Japan  Syria 3-0 Won Friendly

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 "SUZUKI Takayuki". Japan National Football Team Database.
  2. ↑ "元日本代表「師匠」のJ2水戸入団に期待の声" [Former Japan international Shishō joins J2 club Mito] (in Japanese). web R25. May 26, 2011. Retrieved February 8, 2015.
  3. ↑ Suzuki na Tojoti, B92, January 28, 2006
  4. ↑ ESPNsoccernet - Global - Ex-Japan striker leaves Red Star for Marinos
  5. ↑ portlandtimbers.com: Press Releases
  6. ↑ "Former Japan striker Suzuki to play for free". Daily Times. 9 June 2011. Retrieved 28 December 2012.

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