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 Regional Leagues side

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. Suzuki moved to

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side

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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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* 1978 births Living people Association football people from Saitama Prefecture Japanese men's footballers J1 League players J2 League players People from Kōnosu, Saitama Urawa Red Diamonds players Albirex Niigata players Kyoto Sanga FC players Oita Trinita players Tokyo Verdy players Giravanz Kitakyushu players Japanese expatriate men's footballers Japanese expatriate sportspeople in Singapore Expatriate men's footballers in Singapore Men's association football midfielders 20th-century Japanese sportsmen {{Japan-footy-midfielder-1970s-stub