Masakazu Suzuki

Suzuki was born in Yamanashi Prefecture on January 1, 1955. After graduating from Nippon Sport Science University, he played for Yamaha Motors (later Júbilo Iwata) from 1977 to 1982.

After retirement, Suzuki started his coaching career at Yamaha Motors in 1984. In 2000, he was promoted to manager the successor to Gjoko Hadžievski. In 2002, he led to the team to the championship, after which he stepped down. He briefly returned to manager the team from September to November of 2004. In 2013, he became a manager for the Japan U-20 national team. In 2018, he signed with J2 League club Albirex Niigata. He was fired in August at the end of the season, as the team had performed poorly, placing 19th out of 22 teams.

Manager

Júbilo Iwata J1 League: 2002 Individual J.League Manager of the Year: 2001, 2002