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 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Forward | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1992–1994 | Hitachi Kogyo High School | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2001–2005 | Japan | 55 | (11) | |||||||||||||||||||
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Takayuki Suzuki (鈴木 隆行, born June 5, 1976) is a Japanese former professional footballer. He played as a forward, which means he was a goal-scorer for his team. Suzuki played for twenty years in different countries. These included Japan, Brazil, Belgium, Serbia, and the United States. He also played more than 50 games for the Japan national team.
Club Career Highlights
Suzuki spent most of his career playing for Kashima Antlers in Japan. He played for them six times over ten years. During this time, he also had short periods playing in Brazil and Belgium. He played 87 games for Kashima in the J1 League, scoring 17 goals. He helped his team win the J1 Championship four times. These wins were in 1996, 1998, 2000, and 2001.
In 2006, Suzuki joined Red Star Belgrade in Serbia. After a year, he returned to Japan. He joined Yokohama F. Marinos in 2007.
In 2008, he moved to the United States. He signed a one-year contract with Portland Timbers.
In 2011, Suzuki joined J2 League team Mito HollyHock. The city and club were facing money problems after a big earthquake and tsunami in 2011. Suzuki promised to play for free during the 2011 season to help them.
After playing one season with JEF United Chiba in 2015, he decided to stop playing football. He retired at 39 years old.
International Career Highlights
Suzuki first played for the Japan national team in 2001. He scored his first goal for Japan on June 2, 2001. This was during a Confederations Cup game against Cameroon.
He played in all four of Japan's games at the 2002 World Cup. This World Cup was held in Japan. He started the first three games. He scored a goal in the 2–2 tie against Belgium. Japan was knocked out of the tournament in the round of 16. They lost 1–0 to Turkey.
Suzuki was also part of the Japanese team that won the 2004 Asian Cup. He played 55 games and scored 11 goals for Japan until 2005.
Achievements
Kashima Antlers
- J1 League: 1996, 1998, 2000, 2001
Genk
- Belgian Supercup runner-up: 2002
Red Star Belgrade
- Serbian SuperLiga: 2005–06, 2006–07
- Serbian Cup: 2006–07
Portland Timbers
- USL First Division Commissioner's Cup: 2009
Japan
- AFC Asian Cup: 2004
- FIFA Confederations Cup runner-up: 2001
Individual Awards
- FIFA Confederations Cup Silver Shoe: 2001 (This award is for players who score many goals in the tournament.)
Fun Facts
- Takayuki Suzuki was featured on the cover of a PlayStation 2 game. It was called "Jikkyou J-League Perfect Striker 4" and came out in 2001. He was on the cover with other famous players, Shunsuke Nakamura and Atsuhiro Miura.
See also
In Spanish: Takayuki Suzuki para niños
