Naoshi Nakamura (中村 直志, Nakamura Naoshi, born January 27, 1979) is a former Japanese football player. He played for Japan national team.

Naoshi Nakamura
中村 直志
Personal information
Full name Naoshi Nakamura
Date of birth (1979-01-27) January 27, 1979 (age 45)
Place of birth Funabashi, Chiba, Japan
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9+12 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1994–1996 Funabashi High School
1997–2000 Nihon University
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2014 Nagoya Grampus 342 (30)
Total 342 (30)
International career
2006 Japan 1 (0)
Medal record
Nagoya Grampus
Winner J1 League 2010
Runner-up J1 League 2011
Runner-up Emperor's Cup 2009
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

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Nakamura was born in Funabashi on January 27, 1979. After graduating from Nihon University, he joined Nagoya Grampus Eight (later Nagoya Grampus) in 2001. He became a regular player in 2002. Although he was originally offensive midfielder, he also played many matches as defensive midfielder and right side midfielder. From 2008, he played as defensive midfielder under new manager Dragan Stojković. The club won the 3rd place 2008 J1 League and the 2nd place 2009 Emperor's Cup. In 2010, the club won the champions 2010 J1 League their first league champions. In 2011, the club also won the 2nd place J1 League. From 2012, his opportunity to play decreased and he retired end of 2014 season.

National team career

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Nakamura's only appearance for Japan came on August 9, 2006, in a friendly against Trinidad and Tobago.[1]

Club Statistics

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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
2001 Nagoya Grampus Eight J1 League 11 1 0 0 4 2 - 15 3
2002 29 4 3 0 5 0 - 37 4
2003 22 3 2 0 5 0 - 29 3
2004 29 5 2 1 8 1 - 39 7
2005 34 7 2 1 6 0 - 42 8
2006 33 5 2 0 4 0 - 39 5
2007 26 0 2 0 4 0 - 32 0
2008 Nagoya Grampus J1 League 31 0 3 0 6 0 - 40 0
2009 30 0 5 1 1 0 9 1 45 2
2010 27 1 3 1 4 0 - 34 2
2011 27 3 2 0 2 0 5 0 36 3
2012 5 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 8 0
2013 20 1 0 0 3 0 - 23 1
2014 18 0 2 0 2 0 - 22 0
Career total 342 30 28 4 54 3 17 1 441 38

National team statistics

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[1]

Japan national team
Year Apps Goals
2006 1 0
Total 1 0

Honours

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Nagoya Grampus

References

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