Sota Nakazawa
Sota Nakazawa (中澤 聡太, Nakazawa Sōta, born 26 October 1982) is a former Japanese football player.
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| Full name | Sota Nakazawa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 26 October 1982 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Mitaka, Tokyo, Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Defender | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1998–2000 | Funabashi High School | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2001–2006 | Kashiwa Reysol | 29 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2006 | FC Tokyo | 2 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007–2012 | Gamba Osaka | 136 | (14) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013–2014 | Kawasaki Frontale | 30 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2016 | Cerezo Osaka | 12 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 209 | (15) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| National team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2001 | Japan U-20 | 3 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Honours
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Club career
Nakazawa was born in Mitaka on 26 October 1982. After graduating from high school, he joined Kashiwa Reysol in 2001. However he could hardly play in the match. He moved to FC Tokyo in June 2006. He moved to Gamba Osaka in 2007. He became a regular player from 2008. In 2008, the club won the champions AFC Champions League and the 3rd place Club World Cup. The club also won 2008 and 2009 Emperor's Cup. In late 2012, he could not play for injury and the club was relegated to J2 League. He moved to Kawasaki Frontale in 2013 and Cerezo Osaka in 2015. However his opportunity to play decreased and he retired end of 2016 season.
National team career
In June 2001, Nakazawa was selected Japan U-20 national team for 2001 World Youth Championship. At this tournament, he played all three matches.
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 | AFC | Total | |||||||
| 2001 | Kashiwa Reysol | J1 League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2003 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2004 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | - | 16 | 0 | |||
| 2005 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | - | 22 | 1 | |||
| 2006 | J2 League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 2 | 0 | |||
| 2006 | FC Tokyo | J1 League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 2 | 0 | |
| 2007 | Gamba Osaka | J1 League | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | - | 8 | 0 | |
| 2008 | 30 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 50 | 4 | ||
| 2009 | 26 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 39 | 1 | ||
| 2010 | 32 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 44 | 5 | ||
| 2011 | 27 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 35 | 7 | ||
| 2012 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 28 | 2 | ||
| 2013 | Kawasaki Frontale | J1 League | 20 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | - | 30 | 1 | |
| 2014 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 18 | 0 | ||
| 2015 | Cerezo Osaka | J2 League | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 10 | 0 | ||
| 2016 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 3 | 0 | ||||
| Career total | 209 | 15 | 24 | 1 | 37 | 2 | 40 | 3 | 310 | 21 | ||
Club World Cup statistics
| Season | Team | Apps | Goals |
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| 2008 | Gamba Osaka | 3 | 0 |
Team honors
Youth National Team career
References
- Sota Nakazawa at J.League (in Japanese)
- Kawasaki Frontale(in Japanese)
External links
- Sota Nakazawa – FIFA competition record
- Sota Nakazawa at J.League (in Japanese)
- Sota Nakazawa Official Blog