Suguru Aizawa (逢沢 傑 Aizawa Suguru?) was the son of Mamoru Aizawa and Eiko Aizawa and the older brother of Kakeru Aizawa and Mito Aizawa who was revered as the savior of Japanese football before his tragic death in a fatal car accident that also involved his younger brother. Because he became brain dead and his heart was still beating, Suguru's heart was transplanted to Kakeru, who had a metal pipe lodged in his heart, so that he could live. In the process of Kakeru's heart transplant, Suguru made his "last pass" to Kakeru along with his unfulfilled dream of winning the world cup.
Appearance[]
Compared to Kakeru Aizawa, Suguru's features are much sharper and developed. He has dark gray eyes and spiky hair that points outward in all direction, dark gray eyes and he appears to be significantly taller, even though he is only one year older than Kakeru.
Personality[]
Suguru is often portrayed as a strict and calm leader in football matches whose teammates often look to him for guidance in developing strategies. According to Kakeru Aizawa, it seems like he is never fazed by anything. However, deep down, Suguru is deeply bothered by all the pressure and the future for Japan's football, so much that he often would have nightmares because of it, leading him to talk to a sports psychologist Ayaka Mine.
As a brother, Suguru is very caring but, nonetheless, tough on Kakeru. Because of his high expectation of Kakeru, Suguru will not go easy on his younger brother nonetheless. But behind Suguru's tough exterior, is his genuine hope for Kakeru to become a great football player.
Background[]
Suguru established his status as a football prodigy as young as the age of twelve. Since then, he has always worn the number 10 and was considered the ace of his team. When abroad for the Japanese youth national teams he has particpated in trials with football clubs in Europe with several teams giving him offers to join their youth sides, however he rejected all of these offers deciding to help grow the level of football in Japan at the time. His footballing abilties led the wonderkid Leonardo Silva to consider him to be his rival and peer, after he outplayed him in a match at the U-13 World Cup. This also led to Leonardo Silva to join Tokyo Football Academy (Tokyo Shuukyu Academy).
When he was young, he, Kakeru Aizawa and Nana Mishima (nicknamed Seven) played on the same team. Before Nana left for US, the three of them made a promise to all become national representatives of Japan. He reconnected with Nana after meeting her after a match in the US, after finding out she was returning to Japan he asked her to help Kakeru rediscover his passion.
Position and Playstyle[]
Midfielder[]
Central midfielders play various roles on the field of play, and are probably the most important in terms of setting up attacks. Their position enables them to have an all-round view of the match, and as most of the action takes place in and around their area of the pitch, midfielders often exert the greatest degree of control over how a match is played. This section of the field is often known as a team's "engine room", because great teams rarely succeed without adept, commanding central midfield. He was able to get both goals and assists, and was known as a player who could not only break the lines of the opponents with his passing, but also improve any striker he played with by giving him passes right at the edge of their ability forcing them to improve by pushing themselves to recieve their passes.
| Technique |
|
10 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Passing |
|
10 | |||
| Shooting |
|
10 | |||
| Physical |
|
8 | |||
| Charisma |
|
10 |
Etymology[]
- The name Suguru means "greatness, excellence" (傑).
- Suguru's surname Aizawa means "meet, greet" (逢) (ai) and "marsh" (沢) (sawa/zawa).
Trivia[]
- In Japan he was widely known by all the footballers of his generation, leading to Kakeru being labelled as Suguru Aizawa's little brother.
- His football knowledge and ability made him the de-facto coach of Kamakura Middle School, as the coach who oversaw both the high-school and middle-school teams focused mainly on the high-school team thanks to his efforts.
- He once scored two goals and had an assist as a substitute turning around a 2-0 deficit, into a 3-2 in tens minutes and extra time during a practice match where Kamakura Middle School beat a Yokohama FC juniors team featuring Toru Asuka and Takajo Akira.
- He was expected to take the #10 number as soon as he joined Kamakura High.
- He kept a journal/diary, outlining some of his thoughts.