Ryozo Suzuki
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Club career
Suzuki was born in Saitama on September 20, 1939. After graduating from Rikkyo University, he joined Hitachi in 1962. In 1965, Hitachi joined new league Japan Soccer League. He retired in 1970. He played 67 games and scored 5 goals in the league.
National team career
On August 15, 1961, when Suzuki was a Rikkyo University student, he debuted for Japan national team against Indonesia. In 1964, he was selected Japan for 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo and he played all matches.[1] In 1968, he was also selected Japan for 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City. Although he did not play in the match, Japan won Bronze Medal. In 2018, this team was selected Japan Football Hall of Fame. He also played at 1962 and 1966 Asian Games. He played 24 games for Japan until 1968.[2]
In 2010, Suzuki was selected Japan Football Hall of Fame.
Personal life
Chiharu Saitō from the Japanese girl idol group Nogizaka46 is Suzuki's great niece.[3]
Club statistics
| Club performance | League | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals |
| Japan | League | |||
| 1965 | Hitachi | JSL Division 1 | 3 | |
| 1966 | 0 | |||
| 1967 | 1 | |||
| 1968 | 0 | |||
| 1969 | 1 | |||
| 1970 | 0 | |||
| Total | 67 | 5 | ||
National team statistics
| Japan national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 1961 | 1 | 0 |
| 1962 | 7 | 0 |
| 1963 | 5 | 0 |
| 1964 | 2 | 0 |
| 1965 | 1 | 0 |
| 1966 | 6 | 0 |
| 1967 | 0 | 0 |
| 1968 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | 24 | 0 |
Honours
- Japan Football Hall of Fame: Inducted in 2010[4]
References
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External links
- Template:PAGENAMEBASE – FIFA competition record (archived)Template:EditAtWikidataTemplate:WikidataCheck
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- Japan National Football Team Database
- Japan Football Hall of Fame at Japan Football Association
- Japan Football Hall of Fame (Japan team at 1968 Olympics) at Japan Football Association
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- 1939 births
- Living people
- Rikkyo University alumni
- Japanese men's footballers
- Japan men's international footballers
- Japan Soccer League players
- Kashiwa Reysol players
- Olympic footballers for Japan
- Footballers at the 1964 Summer Olympics
- Footballers at the 1968 Summer Olympics
- Olympic bronze medalists for Japan
- Olympic medalists in football
- Medalists at the 1968 Summer Olympics
- Asian Games bronze medalists for Japan
- Footballers at the 1962 Asian Games
- Footballers at the 1966 Asian Games
- Men's association football defenders
- Medalists at the 1966 Asian Games
- Association football people from Saitama (city)
- 20th-century Japanese sportsmen
- Asian Games bronze medalists in football