Yasuhito Suzuki

Yasuhito Suzuki
Personal information
Full name	Yasuhito Suzuki
Date of birth	December 19, 1959 (age 64)
Place of birth	Osaka, Japan
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Youth career
1975–1977	Settsu High School
Senior career*
Years	Team
1978–1982	Yanmar Diesel
Total
National team
1979	Japan U-20
1980	Japan
Honours
Yanmar Diesel
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Yasuhito Suzuki (鈴木康仁, Suzuki Yasuhito, born December 19, 1959) is a former Japanese football player. He played for the Japan national team. His son Yuto Suzuki is also a footballer.

Biography

Suzuki was born in Osaka Prefecture on December 19, 1959. After graduating from Settsu High School, he joined his local club Yanmar Diesel in 1978. However, he could not play in the game much, as he was the team's reserve goalkeeper behind Kazumi Tsubota. The club won the Japan Soccer League champions in 1980. He retired in 1982. He played 8 games in the league.

In August 1979, Suzuki was selected the Japan U-20 national team for 1979 World Youth Championship and he played in 3 games. In December 1980, he was selected the Japan national team for 1982 World Cup qualification. At this qualification, on December 22, he debuted against Singapore. He played 4 games for Japan in 1980.