Seigo Narazaki

Seigo Narazaki

Personal information
Full name	Seigo Narazaki
Date of birth	(1976-04-15) April 15, 1976
Place of birth	Nara, Japan
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position	Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team	Nagoya Grampus
Number	1
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1995-1998 1999-	Yokohama Flügels Nagoya Grampus Eight / Nagoya Grampus
National team
1998-2010	Japan
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Seigo Narazaki (楢﨑 正剛, Narazaki Seigo, born April 15, 1976) is a Japanese football player. He plays for Nagoya Grampus. He has played for the Japanese national team.

Playing career

After graduating from Nara Ikuei High School in 1995, he joined J. League side Yokohama Flügels. He became the No.1 GK for the club in August of that season. His first game was on August 16, 1995 in a league match against Bellmare Hiratsuka.

The first time he played for Japan was on February 15, 1998 against Australia. He played in three FIFA World Cup finals in a row. He played all the Japan matches in the 2002 FIFA World Cup finals, but Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi played instead of him in the 1998 and 2006 finals.

He played for Japan as the No.1 goalkeeper because Kawaguchi was injured. However, Narazaki himself got a broken finger in 2009. After it healed, he was named in the 2010 World Cup squad. He was one of two Japanese players (the other being Kawaguchi) to play in 4 World Cups in a row. However, even though he played well in the qualifiers, he did not play in the tournament. Eiji Kawashima was played instead. He played once more for Japan when he captained the team to a 2-1 victory over Guatemala on 7 September 2010. He then retired from playing for his country.

Club career statistics

Club performance			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
1995	Yokohama Flügels	J. League 1	23	0	2	0	-		-		25	0
1996			23	0	2	0	14	0	-		39	0
1997			24	0	5	0	7	0	-		36	0
1998			34	0	5	0	0	0	-		39	0
1999	Nagoya Grampus Eight	J. League 1	25	0	5	0	4	0	-		34	0
2000			30	0	2	0	2	0	-		34	0
2001			28	0	1	0	6	0	-		35	0
2002			30	0	3	0	0	0	-		33	0
2003			28	0	2	0	6	0	-		36	0
2004			26	0	2	0	0	0	-		28	0
2005			32	0	1	0	0	0	-		33	0
2006			24	0	2	0	2	0	-		28	0
2007			29	0	2	0	4	0	-		35	0
2008	Nagoya Grampus	J. League 1	30	0	1	0	2	0	-		33	0
2009			26	0	3	0	0	0	6	0	35	0
2010
Country	Japan		412	0	38	0	47	0	6	0	503	0
Total			412	0	38	0	47	0	6	0	503	0

International career statistics

Japan national team
Year	Apps	Goals
1998	2	0
1999	3	0
2000	9	0
2001	1	0
2002	10	0
2003	12	0
2004	9	0
2005	4	0
2006	0	0
2007	1	0
2008	12	0
2009	6	0
2010	8	0
Total	77	0

References

• (in Japanese) Japan Football Association
• (in Japanese) Japan National Football Team Database
• (in English) National Football Teams