Naoshi Nakamura
Naoshi Nakamura (中村 直志, Nakamura Naoshi, born January 27, 1979) is a former Japanese football player. He played for Japan national team.
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Naoshi Nakamura | |||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | January 27, 1979 | |||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Funabashi, Chiba, Japan | |||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in) | |||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | |||||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||||
| 1994–1996 | Funabashi High School | |||||||||||||||
| 1997–2000 | Nihon University | |||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||
| 2001–2014 | Nagoya Grampus | 342 | (30) | |||||||||||||
| Total | 342 | (30) | ||||||||||||||
| National team | ||||||||||||||||
| 2006 | Japan | 1 | (0) | |||||||||||||
Honours
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| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | ||||||||||||||||
Club career
Nakamura was born in Funabashi on January 27, 1979. After graduating from Nihon University, he joined Nagoya Grampus Eight (later Nagoya Grampus) in 2001. He became a regular player in 2002. Although he was originally offensive midfielder, he also played many matches as defensive midfielder and right side midfielder. From 2008, he played as defensive midfielder under new manager Dragan Stojković. The club won the 3rd place 2008 J1 League and the 2nd place 2009 Emperor's Cup. In 2010, the club won the champions 2010 J1 League their first league champions. In 2011, the club also won the 2nd place J1 League. From 2012, his opportunity to play decreased and he retired end of 2014 season.
National team career
Nakamura's only appearance for Japan came on August 9, 2006, in a friendly against Trinidad and Tobago.[1]
Club Statistics
| Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | |||||||
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| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Japan | League | Emperor's Cup | J.League Cup | Asia | Total | |||||||
| 2001 | Nagoya Grampus Eight | J1 League | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | - | 15 | 3 | |
| 2002 | 29 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | - | 37 | 4 | |||
| 2003 | 22 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | - | 29 | 3 | |||
| 2004 | 29 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 1 | - | 39 | 7 | |||
| 2005 | 34 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0 | - | 42 | 8 | |||
| 2006 | 33 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | - | 39 | 5 | |||
| 2007 | 26 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | - | 32 | 0 | |||
| 2008 | Nagoya Grampus | J1 League | 31 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | - | 40 | 0 | |
| 2009 | 30 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 45 | 2 | ||
| 2010 | 27 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | - | 34 | 2 | |||
| 2011 | 27 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 36 | 3 | ||
| 2012 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| 2013 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | - | 23 | 1 | |||
| 2014 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | 22 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 342 | 30 | 28 | 4 | 54 | 3 | 17 | 1 | 441 | 38 | ||
References
External links
- Naoshi Nakamura at National-Football-Teams.com
- Japan National Football Team Database
- Naoshi Nakamura at J.League (in Japanese)