Shunsuke Nakamura

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Shunsuke Nakamura
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Nakamura with Japan in 2008
Personal information
Date of birth24 June 1978 
     (aged 48)
[1]
Place of birthYokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[2]
Playing positionAttacking midfielder
Club information
Current team
Yokohama FC (first team coach)
Youth career
1991–1993Yokohama F. Marinos
1994–1996Toko Gakuen High School [ja]
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1997–2002Yokohama F. Marinos148(33)
2002–2005Reggina81(11)
2005–2009Celtic128(29)
2009–2010Espanyol13(0)
2010–2017Yokohama F. Marinos190(35)
2017–2019Júbilo Iwata48(5)
2019–2022Yokohama FC38(1)
Total646(115)
National team
1997Japan U-205(1)
2000Japan U-234(0)
2000–2010Japan98(24)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

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

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

Club

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
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Yokohama F. Marinos 1997 J1 League 27 5 1 0 3 0 — — 31 5
1998 33 9 0 0 4 1 — — 37 10
1999 26 7 3 1 4 0 — — 33 8
2000 30 5 2 0 4 1 — 2[c] 0 38 6
2001 24 3 1 0 6 2 — — 31 5
2002 8 4 0 0 0 0 — — 8 4
Total 148 33 7 1 21 4 — 2 0 178 38
Reggina 2002–03 Serie A 31 7 4 1 — — 1[d] 0 36 8
2003–04 16 2 2 0 — — — 18 2
2004–05 33 2 0 0 — — — 33 2
Total 80 11 6 1 — — 1 0 87 12
Celtic 2005–06 Scottish Premier League 33 6 1 0 4 0 — — 38 6
2006–07 37 9 5 0 0 0 8[e] 2 — 50 11
2007–08 26 6 4 1 0 0 6[e] 1 — 36 8
2008–09 32 8 2 0 3 1 5[e] 0 — 42 9
Total 128 29 12 1 7 1 19 3 — 166 34
Espanyol 2009–10 La Liga 13 0 2 0 — — — 15 0
Yokohama F. Marinos 2010 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[f] 0 1[g] 0 39 3
2015 19 3 2 0 1 0 — — 22 3
2016 19 4 3 1 1 1 — — 23 6
Total 190 35 22 7 19 3 5 0 1 0 237 45
Júbilo Iwata 2017 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
Total 48 5 1 0 2 0 — — 51 5
Yokohama FC 2019 J2 League 10 1 1 0 — — — 11 1
2020 J1 League 10 0 0 0 — — — 10 0
2021 12 0 1 0 1 0 — — 14 0
2022 J2 League 6 0 0 0 — — — 6 0
Total 38 1 2 0 1 0 — — 41 1
Career total 657 115 50 11 49 8 24 3 4 0 795 136
  1. ↑ Includes Emperor's Cup, Coppa Italia, Scottish Cup, Copa del Rey
  2. ↑ Includes J.League Cup, Scottish League Cup
  3. ↑ Appearances in J.League Championship
  4. ↑ Appearance in Serie A relegation play-offs
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  6. ↑ Appearances in AFC Champions League
  7. ↑ Appearance in Japanese Super Cup

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year[9]
National team Year Apps Goals
Japan 1998 3 1
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 101 25
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 File:Flag of Uruguay.svg 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 File:Flag of Brazil.svg 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

Yokohama F. Marinos[32]

Celtic[32]

Yokohama

Japan

Individual

Shunsuke Nakamura Media

  • Nakamura warming up ahead of Celtic's clash with Dundee United on 6 August 2005

  • Nakamura (left) battling for the ball with Karl Dodd of Falkirk during a match in December 2006

  • Nakamura during his presentation at Espanyol in August 2009

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 2006 FIFA World Cup Germany: List of Players: Japan (21 March 2014)FIFA. p. 16.
  2. ↑ Shunsuke NakamuraCeltic F.C.. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
  3. ↑ No Title (in ja)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 (in ja). Yokohama F. Marinos official website. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
  8. ↑ Profile Shinsuke Nakamura (in ja). J.League Data Site. 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. ↑ 32.0 32.1 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. ↑ (PDF) FIFA Confederations Cup official awards. Paris. 29 June 2003. https://www.fifa.com/en/display/mrel,70513.html. Retrieved 19 October 2017. 
  37. ↑ 37.0 37.1 37.2 37.3 37.4 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 (in ja). Ultra Zone. 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. ↑ 39.0 39.1 [ PROFILE -中村俊輔オフィシャルウェブサイト-] (in ja). shunsuke.com. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
  40. ↑ Molinaro, John F.. Japan's Nakamura a free kick specialist. cbc.ca (20 November 2009)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. https://www.the-afc.com/en/national/afc_asian_cup/news/asiancup2023_five-month_countdown_fan-voted_all-time_afc_asian_cup%E2%84%A2_dream_xi_revealed_.html. Retrieved 2023-08-13. 
  42. ↑ 42.0 42.1 Nakamura takes top player award. BBC Sport (22 April 2007)BBC. Retrieved 27 September 2013.
  43. ↑ Nakamura gets top writers' prize. BBC Sport (2 May 2007)BBC. Retrieved 27 September 2013.
  44. ↑ Nakamura wins third award (18 May 2007)Eurosport. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
  45. ↑ Clean sweep for Nakamura.
  46. ↑ SPFA's team of the 2006/07 season. BBC Sport (23 April 2007)BBC. Retrieved 27 September 2013.

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