Japanese footballer and manager
Shigeyoshi Suzuki
(
鈴木 重義
,
Suzuki Shigeyoshi
, October 13, 1902 ? December 20, 1971)
was a Japanese
football
player who played for and later managed the
Japan national team
.
Club career
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Suzuki was born in
Fukushima Prefecture
on October 13, 1902. He was a founding member of the football team at
Waseda University High School
in 1921, and a founding member of the
Waseda University
football team in 1924. At Waseda, he played with many
Japan national team
players including
Haruo Arima
,
Misao Tamai
,
Tamotsu Asakura
,
Shigeru Takahashi
,
Shojiro Sugimura
,
Nagayasu Honda
,
Ko Takamoro
and
Michiyo Taki
.
National team career
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In August 1927, Suzuki was selected
Japan national team
at the
1927 Far Eastern Championship Games
in
Shanghai
. At this competition, on August 27, he debuted as captain against the
Republic of China
. On August 29, he also played and scored a goal against the
Philippines
, and Japan won this match, its first victory in an
International A Match
. Suzuki played 2 games and scored 1 goal for Japan in 1927.
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Coaching career
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In 1930, Suzuki became manager for
Japan national team
for
1930 Far Eastern Championship Games
in
Tokyo
. He led Japan to the champions. In 1936, he became manager for Japan again and managed at
1936 Summer Olympics
in
Berlin
. Japan completed a come-from-behind victory against
Sweden
. The first victory in Olympics for the Japan and the historic victory over one of the powerhouses became later known as "Miracle of Berlin" (
ベルリンの奇跡
) in Japan. In 2016, this team was selected to the
Japan Football Hall of Fame
.
After World War II, Suzuki became an executive in the insurance industry. He died on December 20, 1971, at the age of 69. In 2007, he was selected to the
Japan Football Hall of Fame
.
National team statistics
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[1]
Honours
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References
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