Takayuki Suzuki (footballer, born 1973)

Takayuki Suzuki
鈴木 隆行

Personal information
Full name	Takayuki Suzuki
Date of birth	(1973-10-04) October 4, 1973
Place of birth	Chiba, Japan
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Youth career
1989–1991	Narashino High School
1992–1995	Chuo University
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1996–2000	FC Tokyo	48	(0)
Total		48	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Takayuki Suzuki (鈴木 敬之, Suzuki Takayuki, born October 4, 1973) is a former Japanese football player.

Playing career

Suzuki was born in Chiba Prefecture on October 4, 1973. After graduating from Chuo University, he joined Japan Football League club Tokyo Gas (later FC Tokyo) in 1996. In 1997, he became the club's starting goalkeeper in place of the injured Hiromitsu Horiike. Tokyo were promoted to the newly-formed J2 League in 1999, with Suzuki still their first-choice goalkeeper. He performed well as Tokyo finished second, earning promotion to the J1 League in 2000. However, Yoichi Doi took his starting spot, which made him unsatisfied. He retired after the 2000 season.

Club statistics

Club performance			League		Cup		League Cup		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Japan			League		Emperor's Cup		J.League Cup		Total
1996	Tokyo Gas	Football League	5	0	2	0	-		7	0
1997			22	0	0	0	-		22	0
1998			0	0	0	0	-		0	0
1999	FC Tokyo	J2 League	21	0	4	0	4	0	29	0
2000		J1 League	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total			48	0	6	0	4	0	58	0

External links

• Takayuki Suzuki at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)