Shunsuke Nakamura

Japanese association football player

Shunsuke Nakamura (中村 俊輔, Nakamura Shunsuke, born June 24, 1978) is a Japanese football player. He played for the Japan national team.

Shunsuke Nakamura
Nakamura playing for Japan in 2008
Personal information
Full name Shunsuke Nakamura
Date of birth (1978-06-24) June 24, 1978 (age 46)
Place of birth Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
Yokohama FC
Youth career
1994–1996 Toko Gakuen High School
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)
2010–2016 Yokohama F. Marinos 190 (35)
2017–2019 Júbilo Iwata 48 (5)
2019– Yokohama FC 20 (1)
National team
1997 Japan U-20 5 (1)
2000 Japan U-23 4 (0)
2000–2010 Japan 98 (24)
Honours
Yokohama F. Marinos
Runner-up J1 League 2000
Runner-up J1 League 2002
Runner-up J1 League 2013
Winner J.League Cup 2001
Winner Emperor's Cup 2013
Representing  Japan
AFC Asian Cup
Gold medal – first place 2000 Lebanon
Gold medal – first place 2004 China
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of end of the 2020 season

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 played as regular player from first season. In 2000, the club won the 2nd place in J1 League. He was selected "J.League MVP" and "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 won the champions 3 times in 2005/06, 2006/07 and 2007/08. In 2007, he was selected "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 won the 2nd place in J1 League and he was selected "J.League MVP" and "Japanese Footballer of the Year". In 2017, he moved to Júbilo Iwata. In 2019, he could hardly play in the match and moved to J2 League club Yokohama FC in July. The club won the 2nd place in 2019 and was promoted to J1 from 2020.

In February 2000, Nakamura was selected the Japan national team for 2000 Asian Cup qualifier. At this qualifier, he debuted against Singapore on February 13. He played many matches as regular player in 2000. He was also selected the Japan U-23 national team for 2000 Summer Olympics. In October, he played at 2000 Asian Cup and Japan won the champions. However he could hardly play in the match from 2001 and he was not selected Japan for 2002 World Cup. After the 2002 World Cup, he became a regular player under new manager Zico and played as central player for Japan for a long time. In 2004, he participated in the 2004 Asian Cup which Japan the champions. He played all 6 matches and scored 2 goals, and he was selected MVP award. He was selected Japan for 2006 World Cup. He played all 3 matches and scored 1 goal. 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. However he lost his position just before 2010 World Cup and he played only one match as substitute. After the 2010 World Cup, Nakamura retired from national team. He played 98 games and scored 24 goals for Japan.

Statistics

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Club statistics League CupLeague CupContinentalTotal
SeasonClubLeague AppsGoals AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
JapanLeague Emperor's Cup J.League Cup AsiaTotal
1997 Yokohama Marinos J1 League 27 5 1 0 3 0 - 31 5
1998 33 9 0 0 4 1 - 37 10
1999 Yokohama F. Marinos J1 League 26 7 3 1 4 0 - 33 8
2000 30 5 2 0 4 1 - 36 6
2001 24 3 1 0 6 2 - 31 5
2002 8 4 0 0 0 0 - 8 4
ItalyLeague Coppa Italia League Cup EuropeTotal
2002/03 Reggina Serie A 32 7 4 1 - - 36 8
2003/04 16 2 2 0 - - 18 2
2004/05 33 2 0 0 - - 33 2
ScotlandLeague Scottish Cup Scottish League Cup EuropeTotal
2005/06 Celtic Premier League 33 6 1 0 4 0 - 38 6
2006/07 37 9 5 0 0 0 8 2 50 11
2007/08 26 6 4 1 0 0 6 1 36 8
2008/09 32 8 2 0 3 1 5 0 42 9
SpainLeague Copa del Rey Copa de la Liga EuropeTotal
2009/10 Espanyol La Liga 13 0 2 0 - - 15 0
JapanLeague Emperor's Cup J.League Cup AsiaTotal
2010 Yokohama F. Marinos J1 League 32 5 2 1 1 0 - 35 6
2011 24 4 5 2 2 0 - 31 6
2012 31 6 5 2 3 0 - 39 8
2013 33 10 5 1 10 2 - 48 13
2014 32 3 0 0 1 0 5 0 38 3
2015 19 3 2 0 1 0 - 22 3
2016 19 4 3 1 1 1 - 23 6
2017 Júbilo Iwata J1 League 30 5 1 0 0 0 - 31 5
2018 16 0 0 0 2 0 - 18 0
2019 2 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 0
2019 Yokohama FC J2 League 10 1 1 0 - - 11 1
2020 J1 League 10 0 - 0 0 - 10 0
2021
Country Japan 406 74 31 8 42 7 5 0 484 89
Italy 81 11 6 1 - - 87 12
Scotland 128 29 12 1 7 1 19 3 166 34
Spain 13 0 2 0 - - 15 0
Total 628 114 51 10 49 8 24 3 752 135

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Japan national team
YearAppsGoals
2000 16 3
2001 1 0
2002 6 2
2003 8 4
2004 15 3
2005 11 3
2006 6 1
2007 10 4
2008 9 2
2009 11 2
2010 5 0
Total 98 24

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