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Takayuki Suzuki
鈴木 隆行
Personal information
Date of birth (1976-06-05) 5 June 1976 (age 47)
Place of birth Hitachi, Ibaraki, Japan
Height 1.82 m
Playing position Forward
Youth career
1992–1994 Hitachi Technical 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)
National team
2001–2005 Japan 55 (11)
Honours
Kashima Antlers
Winner J1 League 1996
Winner J1 League 1998
Winner J1 League 2000
Winner J1 League 2001
Runner-up J1 League 1997
Winner J.League Cup 1997
Winner J.League Cup 2000
Winner J.League Cup 2002
Runner-up J.League Cup 1999
Runner-up J.League Cup 2003
Winner Emperor's Cup 1997
Winner Emperor's Cup 2000
Runner-up Emperor's Cup 2002
JEF United Chiba
Runner-up J.League Cup 1998
Kawasaki Frontale
Runner-up J.League Cup 2000
Representing  Japan
FIFA Confederations Cup
Silver 2001 Korea-Japan
AFC Asian Cup
Gold 2004 China
  • Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Takayuki Suzuki (鈴木 隆行, Suzuki Takayuki, born 5 June 1976) is a Japanese former professional footballer who played as a forward. He made over 50 appearances for the Japan national team and he played professionally for two decades in Japan, Brazil, Belgium, Serbia and the United States.

Club career

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 J1 League for Kashima, scoring 17 goals, and helping the team win the J1 Championship in 1996, 1998, 2000 and 2001.

Takayuki Suzuki had not scored for 1790 minutes/46 games consecutive, until he scored a goal against RSC Anderlecht in September 2003.

On 28 January 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. However, Suzuki's time in Serbia was a disappointment and his move back to J1 League to join Yokohama F. Marinos was announced on 19 January 2007.

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.

On 8 June 2011, Suzuki agreed to join J2 League side Mito HollyHock. With the club and city in financial difficult following the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, he promised to play for free in the 2011 season.

After one season with JEF United Chiba, he announced his retirement from football at the age of 39.

International career

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

He played all four of Japan's games at the 2002 World Cup on home soil, starting the first three and scoring in the 2–2 tie against Belgium; Japan were eliminated in the round of 16 following a 1–0 defeat to Turkey.

He was also part of the Japanese team which won the 2004 Asian Cup. He played 55 games and scored 11 goals for Japan until 2005.

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Kashima Antlers 1995 J1 League 0 0 0 0 0 0
1996 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
1997 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1998 3 1 0 0 1 0 4 1
1999 1 0 0 0 3 0 4 0
2000 5 2 5 2 5 3 15 7
2001 26 6 3 4 6 1 35 11
2002 8 0 0 0 0 0 8 0
2003 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
2004 14 5 3 0 0 0 17 5
2005 25 3 3 0 0 0 28 3
Total 87 17 14 6 15 4 0 0 116 27
Centro Futebol Zico (loan) 1997 Campeonato Carioca 3° 21 7 21 7
JEF United Ichihara (loan) 1998 J1 League 7 0 1 0 0 0 8 0
Centro Futebol Zico (loan) 1999 Campeonato Carioca 2° 5 0 5 0
Kawasaki Frontale (loan) 2000 J1 League 11 0 0 0 2 0 13 0
Genk (loan) 2002–03 Belgian First Division 19 0 2 0 6 0 27 0
Heusden-Zolder (loan) 2003–04 Belgian First Division 30 5 4 2 34 7
Red Star Belgrade 2005–06 Serbian SuperLiga 6 0 1 2 7 2
2006–07 0 0 2 0 2 0
Total 6 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 9 2
Yokohama F. Marinos 2007 J1 League 3 0 0 0 1 0 4 0
Portland Timbers 2008 USL First Division 26 1 1 0 27 1
2009 27 2 2 0 29 2
2010 D2 Pro League 24 1 2 1 26 2
Total 77 4 5 1 82 5
Mito HollyHock 2011 J2 League 20 5 3 1 23 6
2012 36 4 2 0 38 4
2013 37 12 1 0 38 12
2014 33 3 2 0 35 3
Total 126 24 8 1 0 0 0 0 134 25
JEF United Chiba 2015 J2 League 2 0 0 0 2 0
Career total 394 57 37 12 18 4 6 0 455 73

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Japan 2001 10 3
2002 13 1
2003 4 0
2004 18 6
2005 10 1
Total 55 11

Honors

Kashima Antlers

Genk

  • Belgian Supercup runner-up: 2002

Red Star Belgrade

  • Serbian Superliga: 2005–06, 2006–07
  • Serbian Cup: 2006–07

Portland Timbers

Japan

Trivia

See also

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