Masae Suzuki

Masae Suzuki (鈴木 政江, Suzuki Masae, born January 21, 1957) is a former Japanese football player. She played for the Japan national team.

Masae Suzuki

Personal information
Full name	Masae Suzuki
Date of birth	(1957-01-21) January 21, 1957
Place of birth	Chiba, Chiba, Japan
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1977–1984	Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
1985–1989	Nissan FC	9	(0)
1990–1991	Nikko Securities Dream Ladies	11+	(0)
2002–2004	JEF United Ichihara	9	(0)
Total		29+	(0)
National team
1984–1991	Japan	45	(0)
Teams managed
2000–2004	JEF United Ichihara
Honours Nikko Securities Dream Ladies Winner Empress's Cup 1990 Representing Japan AFC Women's Asian Cup 1986 China 1991 Japan 1989 Hong Kong Asian Games 1990 Beijing Team
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Biography

Suzuki was born in Chiba on January 21, 1957. She started playing career at Mitsubishi Heavy Industries. In 1985, she moved to FC Jinnan (later Nissan FC). In 1990, she moved to her local new club, Nikko Securities Dream Ladies. She retired at the end of the 1991 season. During the 2002 season, she came back as player-manager of JEF United Ichihara. In 2004 season, she played 9 games in Nadeshiko League. She made a record for the oldest player in Nadeshiko League match at the age of 47 years.

On October 24, 1984, when Suzuki was 27 years old, she debuted for the Japan national team against Italy. She played at the 1986, 1989, 1991 AFC Championship and 1990 Asian Games. She was also a member of Japan for 1991 World Cup. This competition was her last game for Japan. She played 45 games for Japan from 1984 to 1991.

Statistics

Japan national team
Year	Apps	Goals
1984	1	0
1985	0	0
1986	13	0
1987	4	0
1988	3	0
1989	9	0
1990	5	0
1991	10	0
Total	45	0

Other websites

• Masae Suzuki at Soccerway.com
• Masae Suzuki at WorldFootball.net
• Masae Suzuki at FBref.com