Naoshi Nakamura
| 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) | |||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Midfielder | |||||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||||
| 1994–1996 | Funabashi Municipal 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 | ||||||||||||||||
Naoshi Nakamura (中村 直志, Nakamura Naoshi, born January 27, 1979) is a former Japanese football player. He played for the Japan national team.
Biography[change | change source]
Nakamura was born in Funabashi on January 27, 1979. After graduating from Nihon University, he joined J1 League club 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.
Nakamura's only appearance for Japan national team came on August 9, 2006, in a friendly against Trinidad and Tobago. This match is Japan's first match after the 2006 World Cup.
Statistics[change | change source]
| Club statistics | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||
| Country | Japan | 342 | 30 | 28 | 4 | 54 | 3 | 17 | 1 | 441 | 38 | |
| Total | 342 | 30 | 28 | 4 | 54 | 3 | 17 | 1 | 441 | 38 | ||
| Japan national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 1 | 0 |
References[change | change source]
- ↑ Naoshi Nakamura at National-Football-Teams.com
- ↑ Naoshi Nakamura at J.League (in Japanese)
- ↑ Japan National Football Team Database
Other websites[change | change source]
- Naoshi Nakamura at J.League (player) (in Japanese)
- Naoshi Nakamura at National Football Teams.com
- Naoshi Nakamura at Soccerway.com
- Naoshi Nakamura at Transfermarkt (player)
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