was a Japanese

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player who played for and later managed the Japan national team.

Club career

Suzuki was born in

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on October 13, 1902. He was a founding member of the football team at

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in 1921, and a founding member of the

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football team in 1924. At Waseda, he played with many Japan national team players including

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and

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National team career

In August 1927, Suzuki was selected for the Japan national team at the 1927 Far Eastern Championship Games in

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. At this competition, on August 27, he debuted as captain against the

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. On August 29, he also played and scored a goal against the

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, and Japan won this match, its first victory in an

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. Suzuki played 2 games and scored 1 goal for Japan in 1927.Japan National Football Team Database
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Coaching career

In 1930, Suzuki became manager for Japan national team for

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. He led Japan to the champions. In 1936, he became manager for Japan again and managed at

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. Japan completed a come-from-behind victory against

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. 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 to the

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. After World War II, Suzuki became an executive in the insurance industry. He died on December 20, 1971, at the age of 69. In 2007, he was selected to the

National team statistics

Honours

: Inducted in 2007

References

External links

*
Japan National Football Team Database
at

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