# Ichizo Nakata

Ichizo Nakata (中田 一三, Nakata Ichizo, born April 19, 1973) is a Japanese football manager and former player who is the manager of J3 League club Nara Club.

## Playing career

Nakata was born in Iga on April 19, 1973. He played for many clubs as defensive position, defender and defensive midfielder. After graduating from high school, he joined Yokohama Flügels in 1992. The club won the champions 1993 Emperor's Cup and 1994–95 Asian Cup Winners' Cup. In 1996, he moved to J1 League club, Avispa Fukuoka and played in 2 seasons. In 1998, he moved to Japan Football League club Oita Trinity (later Oita Trinita). In October 1998, he moved to JEF United Ichihara. He played many matches until 2000. In 2001, he played for Oita Trinita again. In 2002, he moved to J1 League club, Vegalta Sendai, however he could hardly play in the matches due to injury. In 2004, he moved to Ventforet Kofu.

## Coaching career

In 2019, Nakata signed with J2 League club Kyoto Sanga FC. He implemented a possession based style of play which had Kyoto sitting in second place in the table in the middle of the season. However results detiorated in the second half of the season and Kyoto finished in 8th place, two points short of the play-off places. His last game in charge was a 13–1 defeat to champions Kashiwa Reysol and he stepped down at the end of the season.
In August 2023, he was appointed as a player development coach at J2 League club Shimizu S-Pulse/
Following the dismissal of Julián Marín, in September 2024 Nakata was announced as the new manager of J3 League club Nara Club.

## Club statistics

| Club performance | Club performance | Club performance | League | League | Cup | Cup | League Cup | League Cup | Total | Total |
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Japan | Japan | Japan | League | League | Emperor's Cup | Emperor's Cup | League Cup | League Cup | Total | Total |
| 1992 | Yokohama Flügels | J1 League | - | - | | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | Yokohama Flügels | J1 League | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 1994 | Yokohama Flügels | J1 League | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| 1995 | Yokohama Flügels | J1 League | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 8 | 0 |
| 1996 | Avispa Fukuoka | J1 League | 24 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 37 | 0 |
| 1997 | Avispa Fukuoka | J1 League | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| 1998 | Oita Trinity | JFL | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 1 |
| 1998 | JEF United Ichihara | J1 League | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 1999 | JEF United Ichihara | J1 League | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 0 |
| 2000 | JEF United Ichihara | J1 League | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 30 | 1 |
| 2001 | Oita Trinita | J2 League | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 1 |
| 2002 | Vegalta Sendai | J1 League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | Vegalta Sendai | J1 League | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 2004 | Ventforet Kofu | J2 League | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 5 | 0 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 165 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 19 | 3 |

## Managerial statistics

    As of 25 October 2024
| Team | From | To | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Team | From | To | G | W | D | L | Win % |
| Kyoto Sanga FC | 2019 | 2019 | 43 | 19 | 11 | 13 | 044.19 |
| Nara Club | 2024 | Present | 7 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 000.00 |
| Total | Total | Total | 50 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 038.00 |