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Kōji Nakata (中田 浩二, Nakata Kōji, born 9 July 1979) is a Japanese former professional footballer who played as a defender and midfielder. At international level, he represented Japan national team playing at both the 2002, and the 2006 FIFA World Cup.[2]
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| Full name | Kōji Nakata[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 9 July 1979 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Otsu, Shiga, Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Defender, midfielder | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1995–1997 | Teikyo High School | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1998–2004 | Kashima Antlers | 144 | (27) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2005–2006 | Olympique Marseille | 9 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2006–2008 | Basel | 62 | (3) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008–2014 | Kashima Antlers | 122 | (6) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 337 | (36) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1999 | Japan U20 | 7 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2000 | Japan U23 | 3 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2000–2007 | Japan | 57 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Honours
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Club career
The 'other Nakata', as he is known to most non-Japanese fans, is a left-footed midfielder. A very versatile player, Nakata has established himself as one of the best defensive midfielders for Japan.
Nakata was born in Otsu on 9 July 1979. After graduating from high school, he joined Kashima Antlers in 1998. Japan national team players Masashi Motoyama, Mitsuo Ogasawara and Hitoshi Sogahata are Nakata's contemporaries. He debuted as defensive midfielder in first season and the club won the champions 1998 J1 League. From 2000, he became a regular player and constituted midfielder with Yasuto Honda, Bismarck, Motoyama and Ogasawara. In 2000, the club won all three major title in Japan J1 League, J.League Cup and Emperor's Cup. In 2001, the club won J1 League and he was also elected Best Eleven. the club also won 2002 J.League Cup.
Nakata moved from Japanese Kashima Antlers to France at the start of 2005 when former Japan national team manager Philippe Troussier, then the Olympique de Marseille coach, signed him in a deal. After an understandably unhappy season in France (Troussier was sacked just a few months later), the frozen-out Nakata jumped at the chance to leave and by early 2006 had moved to Switzerland's top team FC Basel where he played as a defender.[3]
Nakata returned to Kashima Antlers in July 2008. He played at many defensive position, defensive midfielder, left side-back and center-back. The club won the champions 2008, 2009 J1 League, 2010 Emperor's Cup, 2011 and 2012 J.League Cup. He retired end of 2014 season.
International career
Although Nakata played as defensive midfielder at the club, he played as left-back of three backs defense at U20, U23 and senior national team under manager Philippe Troussier.
In April 1999, Nakata played for Japan U20 at 1999 World Youth Championship. He played all 7 matches with defender Kazuki Teshima and Shigeki Tsujimoto, and Japan won the 2nd place.
On 5 February 2000, Nakata debuted for Japan national team against Mexico. In September, he was elected U23 Japan for 2000 Summer Olympics. Although he played as regular player, he got hurt in third match against Brazil and he could not play after the match.
In 2001 and 2002, Nakata played all matches for Japan including 2001 Confederations Cup and 2002 World Cup. At Confederations Cup, Japan won the 2nd place. At 2002 World Cup, he played full-time all 4 matches.
After 2002 World Cup, Nakata played as defensive midfielder under new manager Zico. Although his opportunity to play decreased, he was elected Japan for many competition, 2003, 2005 Confederations Cup, 2004 Asian Cup and 2006 World Cup. At 2004 Asian Cup, he played 4 matches and scored 2 goals in semifinal and final, and Japan won the champions. He played 57 games and scored 2 goals for Japan until 2007.[4]
Personal life
Nakata announced that he will get married with Nao Nagasawa on 22 February 2014. www.orendsrange.com
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Continental | Total | |||||
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Kashima Antlers | 1998 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 5 | 1 | |
| 1999 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 20 | 4 | ||
| 2000 | 29 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 36 | 8 | |||
| 2001 | 25 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0 | – | 34 | 9 | ||
| 2002 | 29 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 37 | 6 | |||
| 2003 | 18 | 3 | – | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 23 | 5 | ||
| 2004 | 21 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | – | 26 | 3 | ||
| Total | 144 | 27 | 18 | 5 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 181 | 36 | |
| Marseille | 2004–05 | 5 | 0 | – | – | – | 5 | 0 | |||
| 2005–06 | 4 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Total | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 0 | |
| Basel | 2005–06 | 10 | 1 | – | – | – | 10 | 1 | |||
| 2006–07 | 34 | 1 | 5 | 0 | – | 9 | 0 | 48 | 1 | ||
| 2007–08 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 1 | – | 5 | 0 | 25 | 2 | ||
| Total | 62 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 83 | 4 | |
| Kashima Antlers | 2008 | 9 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0 | |
| 2009 | 22 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 1 | |
| 2010 | 32 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 45 | 6 | |
| 2011 | 26 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 36 | 3 | |
| 2012 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 7 | 0 | ||
| 2013 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | – | 33 | 0 | ||
| 2014 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 4 | 0 | ||
| Total | 122 | 6 | 13 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 166 | 10 | |
| Career total | 337 | 36 | 38 | 7 | 32 | 4 | 38 | 3 | 445 | 50 | |
International
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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| Japan | 2000 | 7 | 0 |
| 2001 | 13 | 0 | |
| 2002 | 13 | 0 | |
| 2003 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2004 | 6 | 2 | |
| 2005 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2006 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 57 | 2 | |
- Scores and results list Japan's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Nakata goal.[2]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1 | 3 August 2004 | Jinan, China |  Bahrain | 4–3 | 2004 AFC Asian Cup semi-final | |
| 2 | 7 August 2004 | Beijing, China |  China | 3–1 | 2004 AFC Asian Cup final |
Honours
Kashima Antlers
- A3 Champions Cup: 2003
- J1 League: 1998, 2000, 2001, 2008, 2009
- Emperor's Cup: 2000, 2010
- J.League Cup: 2000, 2002, 2011, 2012
- Suruga Bank Championship: 2012, 2013
Marseille
- UEFA Intertoto Cup: 2005[5]
FC Basel
- Swiss Super League: 2007–08
- Swiss Cup: 2006–07, 2007–08
- Uhren Cup: 2006
Japan
- AFC Asian Cup: 2004
- FIFA Confederations Cup runner-up: 2001
Japan U20
- FIFA World Youth Championship runner-up: 1999
Individual
- J. League Best Eleven: 2001
- J. League Cup MVP: 2000
References
- "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.
- "NAKATA Koji". Japan National Football Team Database. Archived from the original on 22 September 2013.
- "Zwei neue Nationalspieler für den FCB" (in German). FC Basel. 31 January 2006. Archived from the original on 15 January 2013. Retrieved 28 December 2012.
- Japan National Football Team Database
- "Marseille 5-1 Deportivo (Aggregate: 5 - 3)". uefa.com. Archived from the original on 31 May 2006. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
External links
- Kōji Nakata – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Kōji Nakata at National-Football-Teams.com
- Kōji Nakata at Soccerway
- Kōji Nakata at J.League (in Japanese)
- Rising Sun News profile
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На других языках
- [en] Kōji Nakata
[es] Kōji Nakata
Kōji Nakata (*Prefectura de Shiga, Japón, 9 de julio de 1979) es un exfutbolista japonés. Jugó de defensa y su último equipo es el Kashima Antlers de la J1 League de Japón.[fr] Kōji Nakata
Kōji Nakata (中田浩二) est un joueur de football japonais international né le 9 juillet 1979 à Ōtsu, au Japon, évoluant au poste d'arrière gauche.[it] Kōji Nakata
Kōji Nakata (Nakata Kōji (中田浩二?); Ōtsu, 9 luglio 1979) è un ex calciatore giapponese, difensore o centrocampista.[ru] Наката, Кодзи
Кодзи Наката (яп. 中田 浩二 Наката Ко:дзи, род. 9 июля 1979, посёлок Сига, в настоящее время город Оцу) — японский футболист, защитник.Другой контент может иметь иную лицензию. Перед использованием материалов сайта WikiSort.org внимательно изучите правила лицензирования конкретных элементов наполнения сайта.
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