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.Suzuki na Tojoti, B92, January 28, 2006 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.ESPNsoccernet - Global - Ex-Japan striker leaves Red Star for Marinos
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.portlandtimbers.com: Press Releases
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.Japan National Football Team Database
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 competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupLeague cupContinentalTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsKashima Antlers1995J1 League0000––001996100000–101997000000–001998310010–411999100030–402000525253–15720012663461–35112002800000–802003400000004020041453000–17520052533000–283Total87171461540011627Centro Futebol Zico (loan)1997Campeonato Carioca 3°217–––217JEF United Ichihara (loan)1998J1 League701000–80Centro Futebol Zico (loan)1999Campeonato Carioca 2°50–––50Kawasaki Frontale (loan)2000J1 League1100020–130Genk (loan)2002–03Belgian First Division19020–60270Heusden-Zolder (loan)2003–04Belgian First Division30542––347Red Star Belgrade2005–06Serbian SuperLiga6012––722006–070020––20Total6032000092Yokohama F. Marinos2007J1 League300010–40Portland Timbers2008USL First Division26110––271200927220––2922010D2 Pro League24121––262Total77451––825Mito HollyHock2011J2 League20531––236201236420––3842013371210––3812201433320––353Total1262481000013425JEF United Chiba2015J2 League2000––20Career total3945737121846045573
International + Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsJapan2001103200213120034020041862005101Total5511
Scores and results list Japan's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Suzuki goal.
+ List of international goals scored by Takayuki SuzukiNo.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition1Niigata Stadium, Niigata, Japan1–02–02001 FIFA Confederations Cup22–03St Mary's Stadium, Southampton, England2–12–2Friendly4Saitama Stadium 2002, Saitama, Japan1–12–22002 FIFA World Cup5Saitama Stadium 2002, Saitama, Japan 4–07–02006 FIFA World Cup qualification6Hiroshima Big Stadium, Hiroshima, Japan2–13–1Friendly7Chongqing Olympic Sports Center, Chongqing, China1–11–12004 AFC Asian Cup8Shizuoka Stadium, Fukuroi, Japan1–21–2Friendly9Salt Lake Stadium, Bidhannagar, India1–04–02006 FIFA World Cup qualification 10Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat, Oman1–01–02006 FIFA World Cup qualification 11Saitama Stadium 2002, Saitama, Japan 1–03–0Friendly
Honours Kashima Antlers J1 League: 1996, 1998, 2000, 2001
CFZ Campeonato Carioca Série B1: 1997
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 FIFA Confederations Cup Silver Shoe: 2001
Trivia Takayuki Suzuki is featured on the 2001 PlayStation 2 game cover Jikkyou J. League Perfect Striker 4 (whose engine served as the basis for International Superstar Soccer 2) together with Shunsuke Nakamura and Atsuhiro Miura.
References
External links
Japan National Football Team Database
Portland Timbers bio Suzuki's USL Goal of the Week from 4/26/08 at YouTube