Takayuki Suzuki facts for kids
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| Date of birth | 5 June 1976 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Hitachi, Ibaraki, Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Forward | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1992–1994 | Hitachi Kogyo High School | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1995–2005 | Kashima Antlers | 87 | (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) | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2006 | Red Star Belgrade | 6 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2007 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 3 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2008–2010 | Portland Timbers | 77 | (4) | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2011–2014 | Mito HollyHock | 126 | (24) | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2015 | JEF United Chiba | 2 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 394 | (57) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| International career | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2001–2005 | Japan | 55 | (11) | |||||||||||||||||||
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Takayuki Suzuki (鈴木 隆行, Suzuki Takayuki, born 5 June 1976) is a Japanese former professional footballer. He played as a forward, which means he was usually trying to score goals. Takayuki Suzuki played for over 20 years in different countries like Japan, Brazil, Belgium, Serbia, and the United States. He also played more than 50 games for the Japan national team.
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Playing for Clubs
Takayuki Suzuki spent most of his career playing for a team called Kashima Antlers in Japan. He played for them many times over ten years. During this time, he also played for other teams in Brazil and Belgium for short periods.
He played 87 games for Kashima Antlers in the J1 League and scored 17 goals. He helped his team win the J1 Championship four times: in 1996, 1998, 2000, and 2001.
In 2006, Suzuki joined Red Star Belgrade in Serbia. After that, he moved back to Japan to play for Yokohama F. Marinos in 2007.
In 2008, he signed a one-year contract with Portland Timbers in the United States.
In 2011, Suzuki joined J2 League team Mito HollyHock. At that time, the club and city were facing financial difficulties because of the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami. Takayuki Suzuki promised to play for free during the 2011 season to help them out.
After playing one season with JEF United Chiba, he decided to retire from football when he was 39 years old.
Playing for Japan
Takayuki Suzuki started playing for the Japan national team in 2001. He scored his first goal for Japan on June 2, 2001, in a game against Cameroon during the 2001 Confederations Cup.
He played in all four of Japan's games at the 2002 World Cup, which was held in Japan. He scored a goal in the 2–2 tie against Belgium. Japan made it to the round of 16 but lost to Turkey.
Suzuki was also part of the Japanese team that won the 2004 Asian Cup. He played 55 games for Japan and scored 11 goals before he stopped playing for the national team in 2005.
International Goals for Japan
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
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| 1 | 2 June 2001 | Niigata Stadium, Niigata, Japan |  Cameroon |
1–0 | 2–0 | 2001 FIFA Confederations Cup | |
| 2 | 2–0 | ||||||
| 3 | 7 October 2001 | St Mary's Stadium, Southampton, England |  Nigeria |
2–1 | 2–2 | Friendly | |
| 4 | 4 June 2002 | Saitama Stadium 2002, Saitama, Japan |  Belgium |
1–1 | 2–2 | 2002 FIFA World Cup | |
| 5 | 9 June 2004 | Saitama Stadium 2002, Saitama, Japan |  India |
4–0 | 7–0 | 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification | |
| 6 | 9 July 2004 | Hiroshima Big Stadium, Hiroshima, Japan |  Slovakia |
2–1 | 3–1 | Friendly | |
| 7 | 31 July 2004 | Chongqing Olympic Sports Center, Chongqing, China |  Jordan |
1–1 | 1–1 | 2004 AFC Asian Cup | |
| 8 | 18 August 2004 | Shizuoka Stadium, Fukuroi, Japan |  Argentina |
1–2 | 1–2 | Friendly | |
| 9 | 8 September 2004 | Salt Lake Stadium, Bidhannagar, India | India |
1–0 | 4–0 | 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification | |
| 10 | 13 October 2004 | Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat, Oman |  Oman |
1–0 | 1–0 | 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification | |
| 11 | 2 February 2005 | Saitama Stadium 2002, Saitama, Japan |  Syria |
1–0 | 3–0 | Friendly |
Awards and Achievements
Takayuki Suzuki won several awards and championships during his football career:
With Kashima Antlers
- J1 League: 1996, 1998, 2000, 2001 (These are the top football league championships in Japan)
With Genk
- Belgian Supercup runner-up: 2002 (His team came in second place in this Belgian cup)
With Red Star Belgrade
- Serbian Superliga: 2005–06, 2006–07 (He won the top football league in Serbia twice)
- Serbian Cup: 2006–07 (He also won the Serbian Cup)
With Portland Timbers
- USL First Division Commissioner's Cup: 2009 (His team won this cup in the US league)
With Japan National Team
- AFC Asian Cup: 2004 (He helped Japan win the biggest football tournament in Asia)
- FIFA Confederations Cup runner-up: 2001 (Japan came in second place in this international tournament)
Individual Awards
- FIFA Confederations Cup Silver Shoe: 2001 (This award is given to one of the top goal scorers in the tournament)
Fun Facts
- Takayuki Suzuki was featured on the cover of a PlayStation 2 game called "Jikkyou J-League Perfect Striker 4" in 2001. He was on the cover with two other famous Japanese footballers, Shunsuke Nakamura and Atsuhiro Miura.
See also
In Spanish: Takayuki Suzuki para niños
