Satoru Suzuki
鈴木 悟
Personal information
Full name Satoru Suzuki
Date of birth (1975-07-19) July 19, 1975
Place of birth Shizuoka, Japan
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11+12 in)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
1991–1993 Shimizu Commercial High School
1994–1997 Juntendo University
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1998–2003 Cerezo Osaka 175 (6)
2004–2006 Kyoto Purple Sanga 50 (3)
Total 225 (9)
Medal record
Cerezo Osaka
Runner-upEmperor's Cup2001
Runner-upEmperor's Cup2003
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Satoru Suzuki (鈴木 悟, Suzuki Satoru, born July 19, 1975) is a former Japanese football player.

Playing career

Suzuki was born in Shizuoka Prefecture on July 19, 1975. After graduating from Juntendo University, he joined J1 League club Cerezo Osaka in 1998. He played many matches as left side back from first season. In 2000s, he played many matches as center back and the club won the 2nd place 2001 Emperor's Cup. However the club results were bad in league competition in 2001 and was relegated to J2 League from 2002. The club returned to J1 in a year and eon the 2nd place 2003 Emperor's Cup. In 2004, he moved to J2 club Kyoto Purple Sanga. He played many matches as center back in 2004. Although his opportunity to play decreased in 2005, the club won the champions and was promoted to J1 from 2006. In 2006, he played as center back in full time in 5 matches from opening game. However he could not play for injury from the 6th match. Although he came back as substitute in October, he could not play at all in the match and retired end of 2006 season.

Club statistics

Club performance League Cup League Cup Total
SeasonClubLeague AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
Japan League Emperor's Cup J.League Cup Total
1998Cerezo OsakaJ1 League3331040383
19992102040270
20003012040361
20012305010290
2002J2 League43240-472
2003J1 League2505040340
2004Kyoto Purple SangaJ2 League27110-281
200518210-192
2006J1 League50000050
Career total 22592101702639

References

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