Yuji Nakazawa
 Nakazawa with Japan in 2008 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Yuji Nakazawa[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 25 February 1978 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Yoshikawa, Saitama, Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1990–1992 | Yoshikawa Higashi Junior High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1993–1995 | Misato Kogyo High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1996–1997 | América Mineiro | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1999–2001 | Tokyo Verdy | 83 | (5) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2002–2018 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 510 | (31) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 593 | (36) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1999–2000 | Japan U-23 | 12 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1999–2010 | Japan | 110 | (17) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Yuji Nakazawa (中澤 佑二, Nakazawa Yuji; born February 25, 1978) is a former Japanese football player. He played for the Japan national team.
Biography
[change | change source]Nakazawa was born in Yoshikawa on February 25, 1978. After graduating from Misato Technical High School, he moved to Brazil in 1996. In 1998, he returned to Japan and signed with J1 League club Verdy Kawasaki (later Tokyo Verdy) as a trainee. He signed professional contract in 1999. In 1999, he became a regular center back and was selected "Rookie of the Year award" and Best Eleven. In 2002, he moved to Yokohama F. Marinos. The club won the champions in the 2003 and 2004 J1 League. He was also selected "MVP award" and "Japanese Footballer of the Year" in 2004 season. He played as regular center back for long time. He retired end of the 2018 season at the age of 40.
On September 8, 1999, Nakazawa debuted for the Japan national team against Iran. In 2000, he was selected the Japan U-23 national team for 2000 Summer Olympics and played all 4 matches. He also played at 2000 Asian Cup and won the champions. However his opportunity to play decreased after the 2000 Asian Cup. From autumn 2003, he became a regular player as center back with Tsuneyasu Miyamoto. In 2004, he participated in the 2004 Asian Cup. He played all 6 matches and scored 3 goals, and Japan won the champions again. He also played at 2006 World Cup. In 2007, he played in the 2007 Asian Cup, but this time the team failed to defend the title and finished the 4th place. In 2010, he was selected Japan for 2010 World Cup. He played all 4 matches as center back with Marcus Tulio Tanaka. Nakazawa played 110 games and scored 17 goals for Japan until 2010.
Career statistics
[change | change source]Club
[change | change source]| Club | Season | League | Emperor's Cup | J.League Cup | Asia | Other[a] | Total | |||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Tokyo Verdy[b] | 1999 | J1 League | 28 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 33 | 2 | ||
| 2000 | 29 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 34 | 4 | ||||
| 2001 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 28 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 83 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 0 | – | – | 95 | 6 | ||||
| Yokohama F. Marinos | 2002 | J1 League | 27 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 29 | 1 | ||
| 2003 | 29 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | – | – | 38 | 6 | ||||
| 2004 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 33 | 1 | ||
| 2005 | 27 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 3 | ||
| 2006 | 23 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 28 | 1 | ||||
| 2007 | 32 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | – | – | 40 | 2 | ||||
| 2008 | 33 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 39 | 5 | ||||
| 2009 | 32 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 36 | 3 | ||||
| 2010 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | – | – | 24 | 1 | ||||
| 2011 | 33 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | – | – | 43 | 1 | ||||
| 2012 | 33 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 41 | 3 | ||||
| 2013 | 34 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 0 | – | – | 45 | 2 | ||||
| 2014 | 34 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 3 | ||
| 2015 | 34 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 40 | 0 | ||||
| 2016 | 34 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | – | – | 45 | 3 | ||||
| 2017 | 34 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 36 | 1 | ||||
| 2018 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 25 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 510 | 31 | 38 | 2 | 56 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 620 | 37 | ||
| Career total | 593 | 36 | 43 | 3 | 63 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 715 | 43 | ||
- ↑ Includes Japanese Super Cup and J.League Championship.
- ↑ "Verdy Kawasaki" until 2001
International
[change | change source]| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 1999 | 1 | 0 |
| 2000 | 6 | 2 | |
| 2001 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2003 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2004 | 15 | 5 | |
| 2005 | 12 | 1 | |
| 2006 | 12 | 1 | |
| 2007 | 13 | 2 | |
| 2008 | 16 | 4 | |
| 2009 | 14 | 2 | |
| 2010 | 14 | 0 | |
| Total | 110 | 17 | |
- Scores and results list Japan's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Nakazawa goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 13 February 2000 | Macau, China |  Singapore | 3–0 | 2000 AFC Asian Cup qualification | |
| 2 | ||||||
| 3 | 9 June 2004 | Saitama, Japan |  India | 7–0 | 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification | |
| 4 | ||||||
| 5 | 24 July 2004 | Chongqing, China |  Thailand | 4–1 | 2004 AFC Asian Cup | |
| 6 | ||||||
| 7 | 3 August 2004 | Jinan, China |  Bahrain | 4–3 | 2004 AFC Asian Cup | |
| 8 | 7 August 2005 | Daegu, South Korea |  South Korea | 1–0 | 2005 East Asian Football Championship | |
| 9 | 10 February 2006 | San Francisco, United States |  United States | 2–3 | Friendly | |
| 10 | 1 June 2007 | Fukuroi, Japan |  Montenegro | 2–0 | 2007 Kirin Cup | |
| 11 | 25 July 2007 | Hanoi, Vietnam |  Saudi Arabia | 2–3 | 2007 AFC Asian Cup | |
| 12 | 28 January 2008 | Tokyo, Japan |  Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3–0 | Friendly | |
| 13 | 6 February 2008 | Saitama, Japan | Thailand | 4–1 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification | |
| 14 | 2 June 2008 | Yokohama, Japan |  Oman | 3–0 | FIFA World Cup qualification | |
| 15 | 14 June 2008 | Bangkok, Thailand | Thailand | 3–0 | FIFA World Cup qualification | |
| 16 | 4 February 2009 | Tokyo, Japan |  Finland | 5–1 | Friendly | |
| 17 | 8 October 2009 | Shizuoka, Japan |  Hong Kong | 6–0 | 2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification |
Honours
[change | change source]Yokohama F. Marinos
Japan
Individual
- AFC Asian Cup Best Eleven – 2004
- J.League Most Valuable Player – 2004
- J.League Rookie of the Year – 1999
- J.League Best Eleven – 1999, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2013
- J.League 20th Anniversary Team
- J.League 30th Anniversary Team[5]
- Japanese Footballer of the Year – 2004
- Selected to AFC All Star Team – 1999
- East Asian Football Championship Best Defender – 2008
- AFC Asian Cup All-time XI: 2023[6]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "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.
- ↑ Yokohama F. Marinos Archived 3 May 2019 at the Wayback Machine(in Japanese)
- ↑ "Yuji Nakazawa - Century of International Appearances". Archived from the original on 8 February 2011. Retrieved 19 August 2010.
- ↑ "Japan National Football Team Database". Archived from the original on 24 June 2021. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
- ↑ "Yasuhito Endo named J-League 30-year MVP, Kazuyoshi Miura, Shunsuke Nakamura in best XI". Mainichi Shimbun. Archived from the original on 15 May 2023. Retrieved May 17, 2023.
- ↑ "#AsianCup2023 five-month countdown: Fan-voted all-time AFC Asian Cup Dream XI revealed". Asian Football Confederation. 2023-08-12. Archived from the original on 13 August 2023. Retrieved 2023-08-13.
Other websites
[change | change source]- Yuji Nakazawa at Soccerway.com
- Yuji Nakazawa at WorldFootball.net
- Yuji Nakazawa at National-Football-Teams.com
- Yuji Nakazawa at kicker (in German)
- Yuji Nakazawa at FBref.com
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- 2010 FIFA World Cup players
- Footballers at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- 2000 AFC Asian Cup players
- AFC Asian Cup-winning players