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Shunsuke Nakamura

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Shunsuke Nakamura
Nakamura with Japan in 2008
Personal information
Date of birth (1978-06-24) 24 June 1978 (age 47)[1]
Place of birth Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[2]
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Yokohama FC (first team coach)
Youth career
1991–1993 Yokohama F. Marinos
1994–1996 Toko Gakuen High School [ja]
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1997–2002 Yokohama F. Marinos 148 (33)
2002–2005 Reggina 81 (11)
2005–2009 Celtic 128 (29)
2009–2010 Espanyol 13 (0)
2010–2017 Yokohama F. Marinos 190 (35)
2017–2019 Júbilo Iwata 48 (5)
2019–2022 Yokohama FC 38 (1)
Total 646 (115)
International career
1997 Japan U-20 5 (1)
2000 Japan U-23 4 (0)
2000–2010 Japan 98 (24)
Medal record
Representing  Japan
AFC Asian Cup
Winner2000 Lebanon
Winner2004 China
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Shunsuke Nakamura[1] (Japanese: 中村 俊輔, Hepburn: Nakamura Shunsuke; born 24 June 1978) is a Japanese former professional footballer. He is currently a first-team coach of Yokohama FC.[3]

Biography

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Nakamura was born in Yokohama on June 24, 1978. After graduating from Toko Gakuen High School, he joined J1 League club Yokohama Marinos (later Yokohama F. Marinos) in 1997. He was a regular player from his first season. In 2000, the club finished in second place in the J1 League. He was selected as the "J.League MVP" and for "Japanese Footballer of the Year". In summer 2002, he moved to Serie A club Reggina. In 2005, he moved to Scottish Premier League club Celtic. The club were champions three times – in 2005–06, 2006–07 and 2007–08. In 2007, he was selected for the "Scottish Player of the Year" award. In 2009, he moved to Spanish La Liga club Espanyol. In February 2010, he returned to Japan and joined his first club Yokohama F. Marinos. In 2013, the club finished in second place in the J1 League and he was selected as the "J.League MVP" and the "Japanese Footballer of the Year". In 2017, he moved to Júbilo Iwata. He moved to J2 League club Yokohama FC in July 2019. The club finished in second place in 2019 and were promoted to the J1 League in 2020.

In February 2000, Nakamura was selected for the Japan national team for the 2000 Asian Cup qualifiers. He debuted against Singapore on February 13. He was a regular player in 2000. He was also selected for the Japan U-23 national team for 2000 Summer Olympics. In October, he played at the 2000 Asian Cup and Japan were the champions. However he could hardly play from 2001 and he was not selected Japan for the 2002 World Cup. After the 2002 World Cup, he became a regular player under new manager Zico and played as a central player for Japan. In 2004, he participated in the 2004 Asian Cup in which Japan were champions. He played all six matches and scored two goals, and he was selected for the MVP award. He was selected for Japan for the 2006 World Cup. He played all three matches and scored one goal. In 2007, he played in the 2007 Asian Cup, but this time the team failed to defend the title and finished in fourth place. In 2010, he was selected for Japan for the 2010 World Cup. However he lost his position just before the 2010 World Cup and he played only one match as substitute. After the 2010 World Cup, Nakamura retired from the national team. He had played 98 games and scored 24 goals for the team in total.

Career statistics

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Club

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As of the end 2022 season[4][5][6][7][8]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Yokohama F. Marinos 1997 J1 League 2751030——315
1998 3390041——3710
1999 2673140——338
2000 3052041—2[c]0386
2001 2431062——315
2002 840000——84
Total 1483371214—2017838
Reggina 2002–03 Serie A 31741——1[d]0368
2003–04 16220———182
2004–05 33200———332
Total 801161——108712
Celtic 2005–06 Scottish Premier League 3361040——386
2006–07 37950008[e]2—5011
2007–08 26641006[e]1—368
2008–09 32820315[e]0—429
Total 1282912171193—16634
Espanyol 2009–10 La Liga 13020———150
Yokohama F. Marinos 2010 J1 League 3252110——356
2011 2445220——316
2012 3165230——398
2013 331051102——4813
2014 32300105[f]01[g]0393
2015 1932010——223
2016 1943111——236
Total 19035227193501023745
Júbilo Iwata 2017 J1 League 3051000——315
2018 1600020——180
2019 200000——20
Total 4851020——515
Yokohama FC 2019 J2 League 10110———111
2020 J1 League 10000———100
2021 1201010——140
2022 J2 League 6000———60
Total 3812010——411
Career total 657115501149824340795136

International

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Appearances and goals by national team and year[9]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Japan 199831
2000163
200110
200262
200384
2004153
2005113
200661
2007104
200892
2009112
201050
Total 10125
Scores and results list Japan's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Nakamura goal.
List of international goals scored by Shunsuke Nakamura
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1 9 December 1998 Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand  Kuwait 2–1 2–1 1998 Asian Games [10]
2 16 February 2000 Estádio Campo Desportivo, Taipa, Macau  Brunei 5–0 9–0 2000 AFC Asian Cup qualification [11]
3 11 June 2000 Miyagi Stadium, Rifu, Japan  Slovakia 1–1 1–1 Friendly [12]
4 16 August 2000 Hiroshima Park Stadium, Hiroshima, Japan  United Arab Emirates 2–0 3–1 Friendly [13]
5 2 May 2002 Kobe Universiade Memorial Stadium, Kobe, Japan  Honduras 1–1 3–3 Friendly [14]
6 2–2
7 28 March 2003 Japan National Stadium, Tokyo, Japan  Uruguay 1–1 2–2 Friendly [15]
8 18 June 2003 Stade de France, Paris, France  New Zealand 1–0 3–0 2003 FIFA Confederations Cup [16]
9 3–0
10 20 June 2003 Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, Saint-Étienne, France  France 1–1 1–2 2003 FIFA Confederations Cup [17]
11 9 June 2004 Saitama Stadium 2002, Saitama, Japan  India 3–0 7–0 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification [18]
12 20 July 2004 Chongqing Olympic Sports Center, Chongqing, China  Oman 1–0 1–0 2004 AFC Asian Cup [19]
13 24 July 2004 Chongqing Olympic Sports Center, Chongqing, China  Thailand 1–1 4–1 2004 AFC Asian Cup [20]
14 22 June 2005 RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne, Germany  Brazil 1–1 2–2 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup [21]
15 7 September 2005 Miyagi Stadium, Rifu, Japan  Honduras 3–4 5–4 Friendly [22]
16 8 October 2005 Skonto Stadium, Riga, Latvia  Latvia 2–0 2–2 Friendly [23]
17 12 June 2006 Fritz-Walter-Stadion, Kaiserslautern, Germany  Australia 1–0 1–3 2006 FIFA World Cup [24]
18 13 July 2007 Mỹ Đình National Stadium, Hanoi, Vietnam  United Arab Emirates 3–0 3–1 2007 AFC Asian Cup [25]
19 16 July 2007 Mỹ Đình National Stadium, Hanoi, Vietnam  Vietnam 3–1 4–1 2007 AFC Asian Cup [26]
20 11 September 2007 Wörthersee Stadion, Klagenfurt, Austria   Switzerland 1–2 4–3 Friendly [27]
21 3–2
22 2 June 2008 International Stadium Yokohama, Yokohama, Japan  Oman 3–0 3–0 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification [28]
23 6 September 2008 Bahrain National Stadium, Riffa, Bahrain  Bahrain 1–0 3–2 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification [29]
24 28 March 2009 Saitama Stadium 2002, Saitama, Japan  Bahrain 1–0 1–0 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification [30]
25 18 November 2009 Hong Kong Stadium, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong  Hong Kong 3–0 4–0 2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification [31]

Honours

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Yokohama F. Marinos[32]

Celtic[32]

Yokohama

Japan

Individual

References

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  1. 1 2 "2006 FIFA World Cup Germany: List of Players: Japan" (PDF). FIFA. 21 March 2014. p. 16. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 June 2019.
  2. ↑ "Shunsuke Nakamura". Celtic F.C. Archived from the original on 7 February 2008. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
  3. ↑ 選手・スタッフ [Players/staff] (in Japanese). Yokohama FC. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
  4. ↑ Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "J1&J2&J3選手名鑑ハンディ版 2019 (NSK MOOK)", 9 February 2019, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411628 (p. 129 out of 289)
  5. ↑ Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "J1&J2&J3選手名鑑ハンディ版 2018 (NSK MOOK)", 7 February 2018, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411529 (p. 49 out of 289)
  6. ↑ "Shunsuke Nakamura » Club matches". Worldfootball.net. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
  7. ↑ "2016 中村俊輔選手試合データ". Yokohama F. Marinos official website (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 1 April 2016. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
  8. ↑ "Profile Shinsuke Nakamura". J.League Data Site (in Japanese). Retrieved 25 January 2021.
  9. ↑ Shunsuke Nakamura at National-Football-Teams.com
  10. ↑ "Japan vs. Kuwait". National Football Teams. Retrieved 7 October 2025.
  11. ↑ "Japan vs. Brunei". National Football Teams. Retrieved 7 October 2025.
  12. ↑ "Japan vs. Slovakia". National Football Teams. Retrieved 7 October 2025.
  13. ↑ "Japan vs. United Arab Emirates". National Football Teams. Retrieved 7 October 2025.
  14. ↑ "Japan vs. Honduras". National Football Teams. Retrieved 7 October 2025.
  15. ↑ "Japan vs. Uruguay". National Football Teams. Retrieved 7 October 2025.
  16. ↑ "Japan vs. New Zealand". National Football Teams. Retrieved 7 October 2025.
  17. ↑ "France vs. Japan". National Football Teams. Retrieved 7 October 2025.
  18. ↑ "Japan vs. India". National Football Teams. Retrieved 7 October 2025.
  19. ↑ "Japan vs. Oman". National Football Teams. Retrieved 7 October 2025.
  20. ↑ "Thailand vs. Japan". National Football Teams. Retrieved 7 October 2025.
  21. ↑ "Japan vs. Brazil". National Football Teams. Retrieved 7 October 2025.
  22. ↑ "Japan vs. Honduras". National Football Teams. Retrieved 7 October 2025.
  23. ↑ "Latvia vs. Japan". National Football Teams. Retrieved 7 October 2025.
  24. ↑ "Australia vs. Japan". National Football Teams. Retrieved 7 October 2025.
  25. ↑ "United Arab Emirates vs. Japan". National Football Teams. Retrieved 7 October 2025.
  26. ↑ "Vietnam vs. Japan". National Football Teams. Retrieved 7 October 2025.
  27. ↑ "Switzerland vs. Japan". National Football Teams. Retrieved 7 October 2025.
  28. ↑ "Japan vs. Oman". National Football Teams. Retrieved 7 October 2025.
  29. ↑ "Bahrain vs. Japan". National Football Teams. Retrieved 7 October 2025.
  30. ↑ "Japan vs. Bahrain". National Football Teams. Retrieved 7 October 2025.
  31. ↑ "Hong Kong vs. Japan". National Football Teams. Retrieved 7 October 2025.
  32. 1 2 "Japan - S. Nakamura - Profile with news, career statistics and history". soccerway.com. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
  33. ↑ Greig 2008, p. 131.
  34. ↑ "Shunsuke Nakamura to join Yokohama FC as coach". The Japanese Times. 25 November 2022. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
  35. ↑ Parrish & Nauright 2014, p. 164-5.
  36. ↑ "FIFA Confederations Cup official awards". Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Paris. 29 June 2003. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 July 2003. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
  37. 1 2 3 4 5 "Jリーグ 歴代のMVP・新人王・ベストイレブン・得点ランキング" [J-League history of MVP · Rookie of the Year, Best Eleven Top Scorers]. Ultra Zone (in Japanese). Retrieved 27 July 2015.
  38. ↑ "Yasuhito Endo named J-League 30-year MVP, Kazuyoshi Miura, Shunsuke Nakamura in best XI". Mainichi Shimbun. Retrieved May 18, 2023.
  39. 1 2 "[ PROFILE ] -中村俊輔オフィシャルウェブサイト-". shunsuke.com (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 16 September 2016. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
  40. ↑ Molinaro, John F. (20 November 2009). "Japan's Nakamura a free kick specialist". cbc.ca. CBC Sports. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
  41. ↑ "#AsianCup2023 five-month countdown: Fan-voted all-time AFC Asian Cup Dream XI revealed". Asian Football Confederation. 2023-08-12. Retrieved 2023-08-13.
  42. 1 2 "Nakamura takes top player award". BBC Sport. BBC. 22 April 2007. Retrieved 27 September 2013.
  43. ↑ "Nakamura gets top writers' prize". BBC Sport. BBC. 2 May 2007. Retrieved 27 September 2013.
  44. ↑ "Nakamura wins third award". Eurosport. 18 May 2007. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
  45. ↑ "Clean sweep for Nakamura". Archived from the original on 5 December 2008.
  46. ↑ "SPFA's team of the 2006/07 season". BBC Sport. BBC. 23 April 2007. Retrieved 27 September 2013.

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