Yasuo Suzuki

Yasuo Suzuki
Personal information
Full name	Yasuo Suzuki
Date of birth	April 30, 1913
Place of birth	Kanagawa, Japan
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
????	Tokyo Daihachi High School
????–1935	Waseda University
Senior career*
Years	Team
	Waseda WMW
National team
1934–1936	Japan
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Yasuo Suzuki (鈴木保男, Suzuki Yasuo, April 30, 1913 – ?) was a Japanese football player. He played for the Japan national team.

Biography

Suzuki was born in Kanagawa Prefecture on April 30, 1913. He played for Waseda WMW which was consisted of his alma mater Waseda University players and graduates. At this club, he played many Japan national team players Motoo Tatsuhara, Tadao Horie and so on.

In May 1934, when Suzuki was a Waseda University student, he was selected the Japan national team for Far Eastern Championship Games in Manila. At this competition, on May 15, he debuted against Philippines. In 1936, he was selected the Japan for 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin. Japan completed a come-from-behind victory first match against Sweden. The first victory in Olympics for the Japan and the historic victory over one of the powerhouses became later known as "Miracle of Berlin" (ベルリンの奇跡) in Japan. In 2016, this team was selected Japan Football Hall of Fame. He did not play in against Sweden. However, he played next match against Italy instead of Tadao Horie who fractured his right arm in first match. He played 2 games for Japan until 1936.