Masakazu Suzuki
# Masakazu Suzuki

Masakazu Suzuki (鈴木 政一, Suzuki Masakazu, born January 1, 1955) is a former Japanese football player and manager. who is becoming the assistant coach of the Myanmar national football team.

## Playing career

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.

## Coaching career

After retirement, Suzuki started coaching career at Yamaha Motors in 1984. He served as a coach. In 2000, he was promoted to manager as Gjoko Hadžievski successor. In 2002, he led to the champions, and he resigned. He also managed September to November in 2004. In 2013, he became a manager for Japan U-20 national team. In 2018, he signed with J2 League club Albirex Niigata. However the club results were bad and he was sacked in August when the club at the 19th place of 22 clubs.

## Managerial statistics

| Team | From | To | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Team | From | To | G | W | D | L | Win % |
| Júbilo Iwata | 2000 | 2002 | 65 | 56 | 2 | 7 | 086.15 |
| Júbilo Iwata | 2004 | 2004 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 037.50 |
| Albirex Niigata | 2018 | 2018 | 27 | 8 | 5 | 14 | 029.63 |
| Total | Total | Total | 100 | 67 | 11 | 22 | 067.00 |

## Honours

### Manager

**Júbilo Iwata**

* J1 League: 2002

**Individual**

* J.League Manager of the Year: 2001, 2002
