Jun Suzuki (footballer, born 1961)

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| name = Jun Suzuki
鈴木淳

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| fullname = Jun Suzuki

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1961|8|17}}

| birth_place = Watari, Miyagi, Japan

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| height = {{Height|m=1.71}}

| position = Midfielder

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| youthyears1 = 1977–1979

| youthclubs1 = Sendai Mukaiyama High School

| collegeyears1 = 1980–1993

| college1 = University of Tsukuba

| years1 = 1984–1988

| clubs1 = Fujita Industries

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| years2 = 1989–1991

| clubs2 = Matsushima SC

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| years3 = 1992–1996

| clubs3 = Brummell Sendai

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| nationalyears1 = 1979

| nationalteam1 = Japan U-20

| nationalcaps1 = 2

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| manageryears1 = 2004–2005

| managerclubs1 = Montedio Yamagata

| manageryears2 = 2006–2009

| managerclubs2 = Albirex Niigata

| manageryears3 = 2010–2012

| managerclubs3 = Omiya Ardija

| manageryears4 = 2013–2014

| managerclubs4 = JEF United Chiba

| manageryears5 = 2022–2024

| managerclubs5 = Sony Sendai FC

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{{Nihongo|Jun Suzuki|鈴木淳|Suzuki Jun|born August 17, 1961}} is a former Japanese football player and managed the dissolved JFL club Sony Sendai FC in their last two seasons.

Club career

Suzuki was born in Watari, Miyagi on August 17, 1961. After graduating from University of Tsukuba, he joined Japan Soccer League club Fujita Industries in 1984. From 1989, he played his local club Matsushima SC and Brummell Sendai. In 1996, he retired.

National team career

In 1979, when Suzuki was a high school student, he selected Japan U-20 national team for 1979 World Youth Championship in Japan. At this competition, he played 2 matches.{{FIFA player|id=192334|name=Jun Suzuki}}

Managerial career

Suzuki started his coaching career in 2004, signing for J2 League side Montedio Yamagata, leaving the club after two seasons. From 2006 to 2009, he was the manager for J1 League side Albirex Niigata. In April 2010, he was named the new Omiya Ardija manager, following Chang Woe-Ryong's departure. In May 2012, he was sacked from Omiya.

On 2013, Suzuki was named the manager of J2 League side JEF United Chiba, but failed to get promotion to J1 League. On 2014, after a poor half-season, he was sacked on 23 June 2014.{{Cite web|url=http://jefunited.co.jp/news/2014/06/top/1403513400420.html|title=鈴木淳監督の契約解除について | トップチーム | 2014.06 | 新着情報｜ジェフユナイテッド市原・千葉公式ウェブサイト}}

On 11 January 2022, he was appointed manager at Sony Sendai FC.{{Cite web |title=鈴木淳(すずきじゅん)氏監督就任のお知らせ |url=https://www.sonysendaifc.jp/news/club/957 |access-date=2022-10-13 |website=ソニー仙台FC |language=ja}}

Managerial statistics

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center" !rowspan="2"\|Team !!rowspan="2"\|From !!rowspan="2"\|To !!colspan="5"\|Record
G	W	D	L	Win %
align="left"\|Montedio Yamagata \|align="left"\|2004 \|align="left"\|2005 {{WDL\|92\|37\|30\|25}}
align="left"\|Albirex Niigata \|align="left"\|2006 \|align="left"\|2009 {{WDL\|169\|59\|44\|66}}
align="left"\|Omiya Ardija \|align="left"\|2010 \|align="left"\|2012 {{WDL\|85\|28\|25\|32}}
align="left"\|JEF United Chiba \|align="left"\|2013 \|align="left"\|2014 {{WDL\|64\|26\|20\|18}}
align="left"\|Sony Sendai FC \|align="left"\|2022 \|align="left"\|2024 {{WDL\|93\|29\|30\|34}}
colspan="3"\|Total {{WDLtot\|503\|179\|149\|175}}

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!rowspan="2"|Team !!rowspan="2"|From !!rowspan="2"|To !!colspan="5"|Record

Win %

align="left"|Montedio Yamagata

|align="left"|2004

|align="left"|2005

align="left"|Albirex Niigata

|align="left"|2006

|align="left"|2009

align="left"|Omiya Ardija

|align="left"|2010

|align="left"|2012