| Ryozo Suzuki 鈴木 良三 | |
| Fullname: | Ryozo Suzuki |
| Birth Date: | 20 September 1939 |
| Birth Place: | Saitama, Saitama, Empire of Japan |
| Position: | Defender |
| Youthyears1: | 1955–1957 |
| Youthclubs1: | Urawa Nishi High School |
| Youthyears2: | 1958–1961 |
| Youthclubs2: | Rikkyo University |
| Years1: | 1962–1970 |
| Clubs1: | Hitachi |
| Caps1: | 67 |
| Goals1: | 5 |
| Totalcaps: | 67 |
| Totalgoals: | 5 |
| Nationalyears1: | 1961–1968 |
| Nationalteam1: | Japan |
| Nationalcaps1: | 24 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
is a former Japanese football player. He played for Japan national team.
Suzuki was born in Saitama on September 20, 1939. After graduating from Rikkyo University, he joined Hitachi in 1962. In 1965, Hitachi joined new league Japan Soccer League. He retired in 1970. He played 67 games and scored 5 goals in the league.
On August 15, 1961, when Suzuki was a Rikkyo University student, he debuted for Japan national team against Indonesia. In 1964, he was selected Japan for 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo and he played all matches.[1] In 1968, he was also selected Japan for 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City. Although he did not play in the match, Japan won Bronze Medal. In 2018, this team was selected Japan Football Hall of Fame. He also played at 1962 and 1966 Asian Games. He played 24 games for Japan until 1968.[2]
In 2010, Suzuki was selected Japan Football Hall of Fame.
Chiharu Saitō from the Japanese girl idol group Nogizaka46 is Suzuki's great niece.[3]
| Club performance | League | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | |
| Japan | League | ||||
| 1965 | Hitachi | JSL Division 1 | 3 | ||
| 1966 | 0 | ||||
| 1967 | 1 | ||||
| 1968 | 0 | ||||
| 1969 | 1 | ||||
| 1970 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 67 | 5 | |||
| Japan national team | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals | |
| 1961 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1962 | 7 | 0 | |
| 1963 | 5 | 0 | |
| 1964 | 2 | 0 | |
| 1965 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1966 | 6 | 0 | |
| 1967 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1968 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 24 | 0 | |