Tamotsu Suzuki

Tamotsu Suzuki

Personal information
Date of birth	(1947-04-29) 29 April 1947
Place of birth	Saitama, Saitama, Empire of Japan
Youth career
1963–1965	Saitama Urawa High School
1966–1969	Rikkyo University
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1972–1974	Nissan Motors
Managerial career
1985	Nissan Motors
1987–1989	Nissan FC Ladies
1989–1996	Japan Women
1996–1998	Nikko Securities Dream Ladies
1999	Japan Women
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Tamotsu Suzuki (鈴木 保, Suzuki Tamotsu, born 29 April 1947) is a Japanese former football player and manager. He managed Japan women's national team.

Playing career

Suzuki was born in Saitama on 29 April 1947. After graduating from Rikkyo University, he played for Nissan Motors from 1972 to 1974.

Coaching career

From 1975, Suzuki became coach for Nissan Motors. He managed for Nissan Motors (1985) and Nissan FC Ladies (1987–1989).

In 1989, he became manager for Japan women's national team. He managed three world tournament, 1991, 1995 World Cup and 1996 Summer Olympics. In Asia, Japan won second place four times, AFC Women's Championship (1991, 1995) and Asian Games (1990, 1994). He resigned after 1996 Summer Olympics and Satoshi Miyauchi became a new manager.

In August 1996, he became manager for Nikko Securities Dream Ladies and won L.League champions for three years in a row to 1998. However, the club was disbanded due to financial strain end of 1998 season.

In June 1999, Japan under manager Miyauchi was defeated in group stage at 1999 World Cup and failure to qualify for 2000 Summer Olympics. After the 1999 World Cup, Suzuki became a manager for Japan national team again and managed Japan at 1999 AFC Women's Championship in November. Japan finished in fourth place and he resigned end of the championship.