Takayuki Suzuki
Encyclopedia
is a Japan
ese footballer who plays for Mito HollyHock
in the J. League Division 2
.
, 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 J. League
for Kashima, scoring 17 goals, and helping the team win the J-League Championship in 1996
, 1998, 2000 and 2001.
On January 28, 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. Takayuki Suzuki had not scored for 1790 minutes/46 games consecutive, until he scored a couple of goals in a 11/4/06 Serbian Cup game against Radnički Niš
as Red Star rolled to an easy 5-0 road victory. However, Suzuki's time in Serbia was a disappointment and his move back to J-League to join Yokohama F. Marinos
was announced on January 19, 2007.
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.
On 8 June 2011 Suzuki agreed to join J. League Division 2
side Mito Hollyhock
. With the club in financial difficulty, he promised to play for free in the 2011 season
.
in 2001, and scored his first international goal on June 2, 2001, in a 2001 FIFA Confederations Cup
game against Cameroon
.
He played all four of Japan's games at the 2002 World Cup
, starting the first three and scoring in the 2-2 tie against Belgium.
He was also part of the Japanese team which won the 2004 AFC Asian Cup
.
). As the result of world record about consecutive no goals, Japanese call Suzuki as 'Master No Goal'.
|1995||rowspan="3"|Kashima Antlers
||rowspan="3"|J. League 1||0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||0||0
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|1996||1||0||0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|-||1||0
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|1997||0||0||0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|-||0||0
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|1997||Centro Futebol Zico||Campeonato Carioca 3°
||21||7||||||||||colspan="2"|-||21||7
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|1998||Kashima Antlers
||J. League 1||3||1||0||0||1||0||colspan="2"|-||4||1
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|1998||JEF United Ichihara
||J. League 1||7||0||1||0||0||0||colspan="2"|-||8||0
|-
|1999||Centro Futebol Zico||Campeonato Carioca 2°
||5||0||||||||||colspan="2"|-||5||0
|-
|1999||Kashima Antlers
||J. League 1||1||0||0||0||3||0||colspan="2"|-||4||0
|-
|2000||Kawasaki Frontale
||J. League 1||11||0||0||0||2||0||colspan="2"|-||13||0
|-
|2000||rowspan="3"|Kashima Antlers
||rowspan="3"|J. League 1||5||2||5||2||5||3||colspan="2"|-||15||7
|-
|2001||26||6||3||4||6||1||colspan="2"|-||35||11
|-
|2002||8||0||0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|-||8||0
|-
|2002/03||Genk||First Division||19||0||2||0||colspan="2"|-||6||0||27||0
|-
|2003||Kashima Antlers
||J. League 1||4||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||4||0
|-
|2003/04||Heusden-Zolder
||First Division||30||5||4||2||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||34||7
|-
|2004||rowspan="2"|Kashima Antlers
||rowspan="2"|J. League 1||14||5||3||0||0||0||colspan="2"|-||17||5
|-
|2005||25||3||3||0||0||0||colspan="2"|-||28||3
|-
|2005/06||rowspan="2"|Red Star Belgrade
||rowspan="2"|Superliga
||6||0||1||2||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||7||2
|-
|2006/07||0||0||2||0||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||2||0
|-
|2007||Yokohama F. Marinos
||J. League 1||3||0||0||0||1||0||colspan="2"|-||4||0
|-
|2008||rowspan="3"|Portland Timbers
||rowspan="2"|USL First Division
||26||1||||||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||26||1
|-
|2009||27||2||2||0||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||27||2
|-
|2010||D2 Pro League
||15||1||2||1||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||17||2
|-
|2011||Mito HollyHock
||J. League 2
||||||||||||||colspan="2"|-||||
108||17||15||6||18||4||0||0||141||27
26||7||||||||||colspan="2"|-||26||7
49||5||6||2||colspan="2"|-||6||0||61||7
6||0||3||2||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||9||2
68||4|||2||1||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||70||5
257||33||28||11||18||4||6||0||305||47
|}
|2001||10||3
|-
|2002||13||1
|-
|2003||4||0
|-
|2004||18||6
|-
|2005||10||1
|-
!Total||55||11
|}
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
ese footballer who plays for Mito HollyHock
Mito HollyHock
is a Japanese professional football club, currently playing in the J. League Division 2. The team's hometown is located in Mito, Ibaraki Prefecture....
in the J. League Division 2
J. League Division 2
The or is the second division of and is the second-tier professional association football league in Japan. Currently, J. League Division 2 is the second level of the Japanese association football league system. The first tier is represented by J...
.
Club
Suzuki has spent the majority of his playing career with Kashima AntlersKashima Antlers
are a Japanese professional association football club playing in the J. League Division 1. Antlers is derived from the city name, Kashima, which literally means "deer island"....
, playing six stints for the team over the course of ten years, in between short periods playing in Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
and Belgium
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
. Suzuki played 87 games in the J. League
J. League
The or is the top division of and is the top professional association football league in Japan. It is one of the most successful leagues in Asian club football and the only league given top class 'A' ranking by the AFC. Currently, J. League Division 1 is the first level of the Japanese...
for Kashima, scoring 17 goals, and helping the team win the J-League Championship in 1996
J. League 1996
The 1996 J. League season was the fourth season since the establishment of the J. League Division 1. The season began on March 16, 1996 and ended on November 9, 1996.- Clubs :The following sixteen clubs participated in J. League during the 1996 season...
, 1998, 2000 and 2001.
On January 28, 2006, Suzuki signed with Red Star Belgrade
Red Star Belgrade
Red Star Belgrade is a football club from Belgrade, Serbia. The club is a part of the Red Star Sports Society.Red Star Belgrade is the most successful Serbian club, with a record of 25 national championships and 23 national cups in both Serbian and ex-Yugoslav competitions...
during the 2005/06 season winter break at the period Toyota was the main sponsor of the club. Takayuki Suzuki had not scored for 1790 minutes/46 games consecutive, until he scored a couple of goals in a 11/4/06 Serbian Cup game against Radnički Niš
Radnicki Niš
FK Radnički Niš is a football club based in the city of Niš in Serbia. The team is currently playing in the Serbian First League.-History:...
as Red Star rolled to an easy 5-0 road victory. However, Suzuki's time in Serbia was a disappointment and his move back to J-League to join Yokohama F. Marinos
Yokohama F. Marinos
is a Japanese association football team that participates in the fully professional J. League Division 1; the top Japanese professional football league. Having won the J-League title three times and finished second twice, they are one of the most successful J-League clubs. The team are based in...
was announced on January 19, 2007.
On 28 March 2008 it was revealed that he signed a one-year contract with Portland Timbers
Portland Timbers (USL)
Portland Timbers was an American professional soccer team based in Portland, Oregon, United States. Founded in 2001, the team played in various leagues at the second tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, including the USL First Division and the USSF Division 2 Professional League, until the end of...
of the USL First Division
USL First Division
The United Soccer Leagues First Division was a professional men's soccer league in the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico....
, joining on a free transfer.
On 8 June 2011 Suzuki agreed to join J. League Division 2
J. League Division 2
The or is the second division of and is the second-tier professional association football league in Japan. Currently, J. League Division 2 is the second level of the Japanese association football league system. The first tier is represented by J...
side Mito Hollyhock
Mito HollyHock
is a Japanese professional football club, currently playing in the J. League Division 2. The team's hometown is located in Mito, Ibaraki Prefecture....
. With the club in financial difficulty, he promised to play for free in the 2011 season
2011 J. League Division 2
The 2011 J. League Division 2 season is the 40th season of the second-tier club football in Japan and the 13th season since the establishment of J2 League...
.
International
Suzuki made his international debut for JapanJapan national football team
The Japan national football team represents Japan in association football and is operated by the Japan Football Association, the governing body for association football in Japan...
in 2001, and scored his first international goal on June 2, 2001, in a 2001 FIFA Confederations Cup
2001 FIFA Confederations Cup
-Group B:---------------------Knockout stage:-Semi-finals:-----Third place play-off:-Final:-Awards:-Top scorers:2 goals Shaun Murphy Éric Carrière Robert Pirès Patrick Vieira Sylvain Wiltord Takayuki Suzuki Hwang Sun-Hong...
game against Cameroon
Cameroon national football team
The Cameroon national football team, nicknamed Les Lions Indomptables , is controlled by the Fédération Camerounaise de Football and is Africa's most successful side in FIFA world cup; having qualified for the FIFA World Cup six times – in 1982, 1990, 1994, 1998, 2002 and 2010– more than any...
.
He played all four of Japan's games at the 2002 World Cup
2002 FIFA World Cup
The 2002 FIFA World Cup was the 17th staging of the FIFA World Cup, held in South Korea and Japan from 31 May to 30 June. It was also the first World Cup held in Asia, and the last in which the golden goal rule was implemented. Brazil won the tournament for a record fifth time, beating Germany 2–0...
, starting the first three and scoring in the 2-2 tie against Belgium.
He was also part of the Japanese team which won the 2004 AFC Asian Cup
2004 AFC Asian Cup
The 2004 AFC Asian Cup football competition is the thirteenth staging of AFC Asian Cup. It was held from July 17 to August 7, 2004 in China. The defending champions Japan defeated China in the final in Beijing....
.
Playing style
Suzuki is a no-nonsense physical player whose playing style is different compared to other forwards and strikers. He is well known for his defensive pressure on other defenders to force them to make mistakes. Suzuki was nicknamed the 'Japanese Blond Bomber' after his blond-dyed hair (the original blond bomber was legendary German striker Jürgen KlinsmannJürgen Klinsmann
Jürgen Klinsmann is a German football manager and former player who is currently the coach of the United States Men's National Team. As a player, Klinsmann played for several prominent clubs in Europe and was part of the West German team that won the 1990 FIFA World Cup and the German one that...
). As the result of world record about consecutive no goals, Japanese call Suzuki as 'Master No Goal'.
Japan
- FIFA Confederations CupFIFA Confederations CupThe FIFA Confederations Cup is an association football tournament for national teams, currently held every four years by FIFA. It is contested by the winners of each of the six FIFA confederation championships , along with the FIFA World Cup winner and the host nation, to bring the number of teams...
Runner-up (1): 20012001 FIFA Confederations Cup-Group B:---------------------Knockout stage:-Semi-finals:-----Third place play-off:-Final:-Awards:-Top scorers:2 goals Shaun Murphy Éric Carrière Robert Pirès Patrick Vieira Sylvain Wiltord Takayuki Suzuki Hwang Sun-Hong... - FIFA Confederations CupFIFA Confederations CupThe FIFA Confederations Cup is an association football tournament for national teams, currently held every four years by FIFA. It is contested by the winners of each of the six FIFA confederation championships , along with the FIFA World Cup winner and the host nation, to bring the number of teams...
Silver Shoe (1): 20012001 FIFA Confederations Cup-Group B:---------------------Knockout stage:-Semi-finals:-----Third place play-off:-Final:-Awards:-Top scorers:2 goals Shaun Murphy Éric Carrière Robert Pirès Patrick Vieira Sylvain Wiltord Takayuki Suzuki Hwang Sun-Hong... - Asian Cup Champions (1): 2004
Red Star Belgrade
- Serbian SuperligaSerbian SuperligaSerbian SuperLiga is a Serbian professional league for football clubs. At the top of the Serbian football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. It is contested by 16 clubs, operating a system of promotion and relegation with the Serbian First League...
Champions (2): 2005-06, 2006–07 - Serbian CupSerbian CupThe Serbian Cup is the national football cup of Serbia. For sponsorship reasons it is referred to in the media as Lav Cup of Serbia since 2007.The winner of the competition gets a spot in the UEFA Europa League qualifying round.-Sponsorship:...
Champions (1): 2006–07
Portland Timbers
- USL First DivisionUSL First DivisionThe United Soccer Leagues First Division was a professional men's soccer league in the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico....
Commissioner's Cup (1): 2009
Trivia
- Takayuki Suzuki is featured on the 2001 PlayStation 2PlayStation 2The PlayStation 2 is a sixth-generation video game console manufactured by Sony as part of the PlayStation series. Its development was announced in March 1999 and it was first released on March 4, 2000, in Japan...
game cover "Jikkyou J-League Perfect Striker 4" together with Shunsuke NakamuraShunsuke Nakamurais a Japanese footballer who currently plays for Yokohama F. Marinos in J. League Division 1. He is one of the most prominent and successful Asian players to have played in Scotland and on 13 September 2006 became the first Japanese player to score in the UEFA Champions League and the second Asian...
and Atsuhiro Miura
Club career statistics
|-|1995||rowspan="3"|Kashima Antlers
Kashima Antlers
are a Japanese professional association football club playing in the J. League Division 1. Antlers is derived from the city name, Kashima, which literally means "deer island"....
||rowspan="3"|J. League 1||0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||0||0
|-
|1996||1||0||0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|-||1||0
|-
|1997||0||0||0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|-||0||0
|-
|1997||Centro Futebol Zico||Campeonato Carioca 3°
Campeonato Carioca (lower levels)
The Campeonato Carioca lower levels are the football tournaments for the Rio de Janeiro clubs that do not play in the Campeonato Carioca First Division. The competitions are organized by the Rio de Janeiro State Football Federation...
||21||7||||||||||colspan="2"|-||21||7
|-
|1998||Kashima Antlers
Kashima Antlers
are a Japanese professional association football club playing in the J. League Division 1. Antlers is derived from the city name, Kashima, which literally means "deer island"....
||J. League 1||3||1||0||0||1||0||colspan="2"|-||4||1
|-
|1998||JEF United Ichihara
JEF United Ichihara Chiba
is a Japanese professional football club that plays in J. League Division 2. On February 1, 2005, the club changed its name from JEF United Ichihara to the current name after Chiba city had joined Ichihara, Chiba as its hometown in 2003. The club name, JEF -taken from JR East and Furukawa Electric-...
||J. League 1||7||0||1||0||0||0||colspan="2"|-||8||0
|-
|1999||Centro Futebol Zico||Campeonato Carioca 2°
Campeonato Carioca (lower levels)
The Campeonato Carioca lower levels are the football tournaments for the Rio de Janeiro clubs that do not play in the Campeonato Carioca First Division. The competitions are organized by the Rio de Janeiro State Football Federation...
||5||0||||||||||colspan="2"|-||5||0
|-
|1999||Kashima Antlers
Kashima Antlers
are a Japanese professional association football club playing in the J. League Division 1. Antlers is derived from the city name, Kashima, which literally means "deer island"....
||J. League 1||1||0||0||0||3||0||colspan="2"|-||4||0
|-
|2000||Kawasaki Frontale
Kawasaki Frontale
is a J. League Division 1 association football club. The team is located in Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, south of Tokyo. Their home stadium is Todoroki Athletics Stadium, in Nakahara Ward, in the central area of Kawasaki.-History:...
||J. League 1||11||0||0||0||2||0||colspan="2"|-||13||0
|-
|2000||rowspan="3"|Kashima Antlers
Kashima Antlers
are a Japanese professional association football club playing in the J. League Division 1. Antlers is derived from the city name, Kashima, which literally means "deer island"....
||rowspan="3"|J. League 1||5||2||5||2||5||3||colspan="2"|-||15||7
|-
|2001||26||6||3||4||6||1||colspan="2"|-||35||11
|-
|2002||8||0||0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|-||8||0
|-
|2002/03||Genk||First Division||19||0||2||0||colspan="2"|-||6||0||27||0
|-
|2003||Kashima Antlers
Kashima Antlers
are a Japanese professional association football club playing in the J. League Division 1. Antlers is derived from the city name, Kashima, which literally means "deer island"....
||J. League 1||4||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||4||0
|-
|2003/04||Heusden-Zolder
K. Beringen-Heusden-Zolder
K. Beringen-Heusden-Zolder is a former Belgian football club, from the municipalities of Heusden-Zolder and Beringen in Limburg. Its stadium has been located in the municipality of Beringen-Mijn from 2004 to 2006 .-History:It was founded in 1936 as S.K. Heusden and it eventually changed its name...
||First Division||30||5||4||2||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||34||7
|-
|2004||rowspan="2"|Kashima Antlers
Kashima Antlers
are a Japanese professional association football club playing in the J. League Division 1. Antlers is derived from the city name, Kashima, which literally means "deer island"....
||rowspan="2"|J. League 1||14||5||3||0||0||0||colspan="2"|-||17||5
|-
|2005||25||3||3||0||0||0||colspan="2"|-||28||3
|-
|2005/06||rowspan="2"|Red Star Belgrade
Red Star Belgrade
Red Star Belgrade is a football club from Belgrade, Serbia. The club is a part of the Red Star Sports Society.Red Star Belgrade is the most successful Serbian club, with a record of 25 national championships and 23 national cups in both Serbian and ex-Yugoslav competitions...
||rowspan="2"|Superliga
Serbian Superliga
Serbian SuperLiga is a Serbian professional league for football clubs. At the top of the Serbian football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. It is contested by 16 clubs, operating a system of promotion and relegation with the Serbian First League...
||6||0||1||2||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||7||2
|-
|2006/07||0||0||2||0||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||2||0
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|2007||Yokohama F. Marinos
Yokohama F. Marinos
is a Japanese association football team that participates in the fully professional J. League Division 1; the top Japanese professional football league. Having won the J-League title three times and finished second twice, they are one of the most successful J-League clubs. The team are based in...
||J. League 1||3||0||0||0||1||0||colspan="2"|-||4||0
|-
|2008||rowspan="3"|Portland Timbers
Portland Timbers (USL)
Portland Timbers was an American professional soccer team based in Portland, Oregon, United States. Founded in 2001, the team played in various leagues at the second tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, including the USL First Division and the USSF Division 2 Professional League, until the end of...
||rowspan="2"|USL First Division
USL First Division
The United Soccer Leagues First Division was a professional men's soccer league in the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico....
||26||1||||||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||26||1
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|2009||27||2||2||0||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||27||2
|-
|2010||D2 Pro League
USSF Division 2 Professional League
USSF Division 2 Professional League was a temporary professional soccer league created by the United States Soccer Federation in 2010 to last just one season. The twelve-team league was formed as a compromise between the feuding United Soccer Leagues and the North American Soccer League...
||15||1||2||1||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||17||2
|-
|2011||Mito HollyHock
Mito HollyHock
is a Japanese professional football club, currently playing in the J. League Division 2. The team's hometown is located in Mito, Ibaraki Prefecture....
||J. League 2
J. League Division 2
The or is the second division of and is the second-tier professional association football league in Japan. Currently, J. League Division 2 is the second level of the Japanese association football league system. The first tier is represented by J...
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108||17||15||6||18||4||0||0||141||27
26||7||||||||||colspan="2"|-||26||7
49||5||6||2||colspan="2"|-||6||0||61||7
6||0||3||2||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||9||2
68||4|||2||1||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||70||5
257||33||28||11||18||4||6||0||305||47
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National team career statistics
|-|2001||10||3
|-
|2002||13||1
|-
|2003||4||0
|-
|2004||18||6
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|2005||10||1
|-
!Total||55||11
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Appearances in major competitions
| Team | Competition | Category | Appearances | Goals | Team Record | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start | Sub | |||||
| 2001 FIFA Confederations Cup | Senior | 3 | 0 | 2 | Runners-up | |
| 2002 FIFA World Cup | Senior | 3 | 1 | 1 | Round of 16 | |
| 2004 AFC Asian Cup | Senior | 6 | 0 | 1 | Champions | |
| 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup | Senior | 0 | 1 | 0 | Round 1 | |
| 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC) Listed below are the dates and results for the 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for Asia.44 Asian teams are affiliated with FIFA, but Cambodia, Philippines, Bhutan and Brunei decided not to take part, and Myanmar was banned from the competition, so a total of 39 teams took part, competing... |
Senior | 5 | 4 | 3 | Qualified | |
Goals for Senior National Team
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | June 2, 2001 | Niigata Niigata, Niigata is the capital and the most populous city of Niigata Prefecture, Japan. It lies on the northwest coast of Honshu, the largest island of Japan, and faces the Sea of Japan and Sado Island.... , Japan Japan Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south... |
2-0 | Won | 2001 FIFA Confederations Cup 2001 FIFA Confederations Cup -Group B:---------------------Knockout stage:-Semi-finals:-----Third place play-off:-Final:-Awards:-Top scorers:2 goals Shaun Murphy Éric Carrière Robert Pirès Patrick Vieira Sylvain Wiltord Takayuki Suzuki Hwang Sun-Hong... Group stage |
|
| 2. | June 2, 2001 | Niigata Niigata, Niigata is the capital and the most populous city of Niigata Prefecture, Japan. It lies on the northwest coast of Honshu, the largest island of Japan, and faces the Sea of Japan and Sado Island.... , Japan Japan Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south... |
2-0 | Won | 2001 FIFA Confederations Cup 2001 FIFA Confederations Cup -Group B:---------------------Knockout stage:-Semi-finals:-----Third place play-off:-Final:-Awards:-Top scorers:2 goals Shaun Murphy Éric Carrière Robert Pirès Patrick Vieira Sylvain Wiltord Takayuki Suzuki Hwang Sun-Hong... Group stage |
|
| 3. | October 7, 2001 | Southampton Southampton Southampton is the largest city in the county of Hampshire on the south coast of England, and is situated south-west of London and north-west of Portsmouth. Southampton is a major port and the closest city to the New Forest... , UK |
2-2 | Draw | Friendly | |
| 4. | June 4, 2002 | Saitama Saitama, Saitama ' is the capital and the most populous city of Saitama Prefecture in Japan, situated in the south-east of the prefecture. Its area incorporates the former cities of Urawa, Ōmiya, Yono and Iwatsuki. It is a city designated by government ordinance... , Japan Japan Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south... |
2-2 | Draw | 2002 FIFA World Cup 2002 FIFA World Cup The 2002 FIFA World Cup was the 17th staging of the FIFA World Cup, held in South Korea and Japan from 31 May to 30 June. It was also the first World Cup held in Asia, and the last in which the golden goal rule was implemented. Brazil won the tournament for a record fifth time, beating Germany 2–0... Group stage |
|
| 5. | June 9, 2004 | Saitama Saitama, Saitama ' is the capital and the most populous city of Saitama Prefecture in Japan, situated in the south-east of the prefecture. Its area incorporates the former cities of Urawa, Ōmiya, Yono and Iwatsuki. It is a city designated by government ordinance... , Japan Japan Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south... |
7-0 | Won | 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC) Listed below are the dates and results for the 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for Asia.44 Asian teams are affiliated with FIFA, but Cambodia, Philippines, Bhutan and Brunei decided not to take part, and Myanmar was banned from the competition, so a total of 39 teams took part, competing... |
|
| 6. | July 9, 2004 | Hiroshima Hiroshima is the capital of Hiroshima Prefecture, and the largest city in the Chūgoku region of western Honshu, the largest island of Japan. It became best known as the first city in history to be destroyed by a nuclear weapon when the United States Army Air Forces dropped an atomic bomb on it at 8:15 A.M... , Japan Japan Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south... |
3-1 | Won | Friendly | |
| 7. | July 31, 2004 | Chongqing Chongqing Chongqing is a major city in Southwest China and one of the five national central cities of China. Administratively, it is one of the PRC's four direct-controlled municipalities , and the only such municipality in inland China.The municipality was created on 14 March 1997, succeeding the... , China China Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture... |
1-1 | Draw* | 2004 AFC Asian Cup 2004 AFC Asian Cup The 2004 AFC Asian Cup football competition is the thirteenth staging of AFC Asian Cup. It was held from July 17 to August 7, 2004 in China. The defending champions Japan defeated China in the final in Beijing.... Quarter-finals |
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| 8. | August 18, 2004 | Shizuoka Shizuoka, Shizuoka is the capital city of Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, and the prefecture's second-largest city in terms of both population and area. It became one of Japan's 19 "designated cities" in 2005.-Geography:... , Japan Japan Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south... |
1-2 | Lost | Friendly | |
| 9. | September 8, 2004 | Kolkata Kolkata Kolkata , formerly known as Calcutta, is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal. Located on the east bank of the Hooghly River, it was the commercial capital of East India... , India India India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world... |
4-0 | Won | 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC) Listed below are the dates and results for the 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for Asia.44 Asian teams are affiliated with FIFA, but Cambodia, Philippines, Bhutan and Brunei decided not to take part, and Myanmar was banned from the competition, so a total of 39 teams took part, competing... |
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| 10. | October 13, 2004 | Muscat Muscat, Oman Muscat is the capital of Oman. It is also the seat of government and largest city in the Governorate of Muscat. As of 2008, the population of the Muscat metropolitan area was 1,090,797. The metropolitan area spans approximately and includes six provinces called wilayats... , Oman Oman Oman , officially called the Sultanate of Oman , is an Arab state in southwest Asia on the southeast coast of the Arabian Peninsula. It is bordered by the United Arab Emirates to the northwest, Saudi Arabia to the west, and Yemen to the southwest. The coast is formed by the Arabian Sea on the... |
1-0 | Won | 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC) Listed below are the dates and results for the 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for Asia.44 Asian teams are affiliated with FIFA, but Cambodia, Philippines, Bhutan and Brunei decided not to take part, and Myanmar was banned from the competition, so a total of 39 teams took part, competing... |
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| 11. | February 2, 2005 | Saitama Saitama, Saitama ' is the capital and the most populous city of Saitama Prefecture in Japan, situated in the south-east of the prefecture. Its area incorporates the former cities of Urawa, Ōmiya, Yono and Iwatsuki. It is a city designated by government ordinance... , Japan Japan Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south... |
3-0 | Won | Friendly |
- Japan advanced to semi-final by penalty shootout
External links
- Portland Timbers bio
- Takayuki Suzuki at National-Football-Teams.com.
- Takayuki Suzuki at Playerhistory.
- Suzuki's USL Goal of the Week from 4/26/08 at YouTube.