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{{short description|Japanese footballer and manager}}
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|birth_place=[[Saitama (city)|Saitama]], [[Saitama Prefecture|Saitama]], [[Empire of Japan]]
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|youthyears1=1963–1965|youthclubs1=[[Saitama Urawa High School]]
|youthyears2=1966–1969|youthclubs2=[[Rikkyo University]]
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|manageryears2=1987–1989|managerclubs2=[[Nissan FC Ladies]]
|manageryears3=1989–1996|managerclubs3=[[Japan women's national football team|Japan Women]]
|manageryears4=1996–1998|managerclubs4=[[Nikko Securities Dream Ladies]]
|manageryears5=1999|managerclubs5=[[Japan women's national football team|Japan Women]]
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{{Nihongo|'''Tamotsu Suzuki'''|鈴木 保|Suzuki Tamotsu|born 29 April 1947}} is a Japanese former [[association football|football]] player and manager. He managed [[Japan women's national football team|Japan women's national team]].

==Playing career==
Suzuki was born in [[Saitama (city)|Saitama]] on 29 April 1947. After graduating from [[Rikkyo University]], he played for [[Yokohama F. Marinos|Nissan Motors]] from 1972 to 1974.

==Coaching career==
From 1975, Suzuki became coach for [[Yokohama F. Marinos|Nissan Motors]]. He managed for [[Yokohama F. Marinos|Nissan Motors]] (1985) and [[Nissan FC Ladies]] (1987–1989).

In 1989, he became manager for [[Japan women's national football team|Japan women's national team]].<ref name="JFA">[http://www.jfa.or.jp/archive/women/daihyo/data/WGame.pdf Japan Football Association]</ref> He managed three world tournament, [[1991 FIFA Women's World Cup|1991]], [[1995 FIFA Women's World Cup|1995 World Cup]] and [[Football at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament|1996 Summer Olympics]]. In Asia, Japan won second place four times, [[AFC Women's Asian Cup|AFC Women's Championship]] ([[1991 AFC Women's Championship|1991]], [[1995 AFC Women's Championship|1995]]) and [[Football at the Asian Games|Asian Games]] ([[Football at the 1990 Asian Games – Women|1990]], [[Football at the 1994 Asian Games|1994]]). He resigned after 1996 Summer Olympics and [[Satoshi Miyauchi]] became a new manager.

In August 1996, he became manager for [[Nikko Securities Dream Ladies]] and won [[L.League]] champions for three  years in a row to 1998. However, the club was disbanded due to financial strain end of [[1998 L.League|1998 season]].

In June 1999, Japan under manager Miyauchi was defeated in group stage at [[1999 FIFA Women's World Cup|1999 World Cup]] and failure to qualify for [[Football at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament|2000 Summer Olympics]]. After the 1999 World Cup, Suzuki became a manager for Japan national team again and managed Japan at [[1999 AFC Women's Championship]] in November.<ref name="JFA"/> Japan finished in fourth place and he resigned end of the championship.

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Japan squad 1989 AFC Women's Championship}}
{{Japan squad 1991 AFC Women's Championship}}
{{Japan squad 1991 FIFA Women's World Cup}}
{{Japan squad 1993 AFC Women's Championship}}
{{Japan squad 1995 FIFA Women's World Cup}}
{{Japan squad 1995 AFC Women's Championship}}
{{Japan women's football squad 1996 Summer Olympics}}
{{Japan squad 1999 AFC Women's Championship}}
{{Japan women's national football team managers}}

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[[Category:1947 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Rikkyo University alumni]]
[[Category:Japanese men's footballers]]
[[Category:Japan Soccer League players]]
[[Category:Yokohama F. Marinos players]]
[[Category:Japanese football managers]]
[[Category:Japan women's national football team managers]]
[[Category:1991 FIFA Women's World Cup managers]]
[[Category:1995 FIFA Women's World Cup managers]]
[[Category:Association football people from Saitama (city)]]
[[Category:Men's association football players not categorized by position]]
[[Category:20th-century Japanese sportsmen]]


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