Norio Suzuki (footballer)
Norio Suzuki (鈴木 規郎, Suzuki Norio, born February 14, 1984) is a Japanese former professional footballer who played as a defender and midfielder.
 Suzuki with FC Tokyo in June 2007 | ||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Norio Suzuki | |||||||||
| Date of birth | February 14, 1984 | |||||||||
| Place of birth | Chiba, Chiba, Japan | |||||||||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||
| Position(s) | Defender, midfielder | |||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||
| 1999–2001 | Yachiyo High School | |||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||
| 2002–2007 | FC Tokyo | 100 | (13) | |||||||
| 2008–2009 | Vissel Kobe | 30 | (2) | |||||||
| 2009–2010 | Angers | 8 | (0) | |||||||
| 2010–2013 | Omiya Ardija | 31 | (2) | |||||||
| 2014 | Vegalta Sendai | 10 | (0) | |||||||
| 2015 | Global | |||||||||
| Total | 179 | (17) | ||||||||
| National team | ||||||||||
| 2002–2003 | Japan U-20 | 6 | (0) | |||||||
Honours
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| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | ||||||||||
Club career
Suzuki was born in Chiba on February 14, 1984. After graduating from high school, he joined FC Tokyo in 2002. He debuted in 2003. He played many matches as left side midfielder. In 2008, he moved to Vissel Kobe. However his opportunity to play decreased in 2009 and he moved to Ligue 2 club Angers in June 2009. In July 2010, he returned to Japan and signed with Omiya Ardija. He played as regular player as left side back in 2010 season. However he could hardly play in the match behind Kim Young-gwon and Takumi Shimohira from 2011. He moved to Vegalta Sendai in 2014. However he could not play in many matches. He moved to Philippines club Global. He retired end of 2015 season.
International career
In November 2003, Suzuki was selected Japan U-20 national team for 2003 World Youth Championship. At this tournament, he played 4 matches as left side midfielder.
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | Cup1 | League Cup2 | Continental3 | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| FC Tokyo | 2002 | J1 League | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 4 | 1 | |
| 2003 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | – | 13 | 0 | |||
| 2004 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | – | 19 | 5 | |||
| 2005 | 24 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | 28 | 4 | |||
| 2006 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | – | 27 | 3 | |||
| 2007 | 30 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 1 | – | 40 | 6 | |||
| Total | 100 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 130 | 19 | ||
| Vissel Kobe | 2008 | J1 League | 26 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | – | 33 | 2 | |
| 2009 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 6 | 0 | |||
| Total | 30 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 2 | ||
| Angers | 2009–10 | Ligue 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 8 | 0 | |
| Omiya Ardija | 2010 | J1 League | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 19 | 1 | |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | |||
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | 4 | 0 | |||
| 2013 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 13 | 1 | |||
| Total | 31 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 2 | ||
| Vegalta Sendai | 2014 | J1 League | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | – | 14 | 0 | |
| Global | 2015 | UFL Division 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | |
| Career total | 179 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 38 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 230 | 23 | ||
1 Includes Emperor's Cup, Coupe de France and the PFF National Men's Club Championship.
2 Includes League Cup, Coupe de la Ligue and the United Football League Cup.
3 Includes ACL.
International
| Team | Competition | Category | Appearances | Goals | Team Record | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start | Sub | |||||
 Japan | AFC Youth Championship 2002 Qualification | U-19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | Qualified |
| Japan | 2003 FIFA World Youth Championship | U-20 | 4 | 0 | 0 | Quarterfinals |
