Atsushi Nagai
Atsushi Nagai (永井 篤志, Nagai Atsushi, born December 23, 1974) is a former Japanese football player. His elder brother Hideki is also a former footballer.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Atsushi Nagai | ||
| Date of birth | December 23, 1974 | ||
| Place of birth | Kagoshima, Japan | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1990–1992 | Kunimi High School | ||
| 1993–1994 | Komazawa University | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1995–1998 | Avispa Fukuoka | 54 | (9) |
| 1998 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 0 | (0) |
| 2000–2006 | Montedio Yamagata | 251 | (8) |
| 2007–2010 | Vegalta Sendai | 127 | (2) |
| 2011 | FC Ryukyu | 9 | (0) |
| Total | 441 | (19) | |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Playing career
Nagai was born in Kagoshima Prefecture on December 23, 1974. After dropped out from Komazawa University, he joined Japan Football League club Fukuoka Blux in 1995. He became a regular player as offensive midfielder and the club won the champions and was promoted to J1 League from 1996. However his opportunity to play decreased for injury from 1996. In October 1998, he moved to Sanfrecce Hiroshima. However he could not play at all in the match. After a year and a half blank, he joined J2 League club Montedio Yamagata in June 2000. He became a regular player as defensive midfielder and played many matches for a long time. In 2007, he moved to J2 club Vegalta Sendai. He played as defensive midfielder with Naoki Chiba. The club won the champions in 2009 and was promoted to J1 from 2010. However his opportunity to play decreased in 2010. In 2011, he moved to Japan Football League club FC Ryukyu. He played with his brother Hideki Nagai at the club. He retired end of 2011 season.
Club statistics
| Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Japan | League | Emperor's Cup | J.League Cup | Total | ||||||
| 1995 | Fukuoka Blux | Football League | 29 | 7 | 3 | 1 | - | 32 | 8 | |
| 1996 | Avispa Fukuoka | J1 League | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 |
| 1997 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 0 | ||
| 1998 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1998 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | J1 League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | Montedio Yamagata | J2 League | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1 |
| 2001 | 37 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 41 | 0 | ||
| 2002 | 39 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | 40 | 0 | |||
| 2003 | 42 | 1 | 2 | 0 | - | 44 | 1 | |||
| 2004 | 38 | 2 | 2 | 0 | - | 40 | 2 | |||
| 2005 | 38 | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | 38 | 3 | |||
| 2006 | 42 | 1 | 2 | 0 | - | 44 | 1 | |||
| 2007 | Vegalta Sendai | J2 League | 40 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | 40 | 2 | |
| 2008 | 37 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | 39 | 0 | |||
| 2009 | 40 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | 41 | 0 | |||
| 2010 | J1 League | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0 | |
| 2011 | FC Ryukyu | Football League | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | 10 | 0 | |
| Career total | 441 | 19 | 18 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 465 | 20 | ||