Shunsuke Nakamura

is a Japanese former professional footballer. He is currently a first-team coach of Yokohama FC.

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
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,  (p. 129 out of 289)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,  (p. 49 out of 289)

+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupLeague cupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsYokohama F. Marinos1997J1 League2751030——31519983390041——371019992673140——33820003052041—2038620012431062——3152002840000——84Total1483371214—2017838Reggina2002–03Serie A31741——103682003–0416220———1822004–0533200———332Total801161——108712Celtic2005–06Scottish Premier League3361040——3862006–07379500082—50112007–08266410061—3682008–09328203150—429Total1282912171193—16634Espanyol2009–10La Liga13020———150Yokohama F. Marinos2010J1 League3252110——35620112445220——31620123165230——3982013331051102——481320143230010501039320151932010——22320161943111——236Total19035227193501023745Júbilo Iwata2017J1 League3051000——31520181600020——1802019200000——20Total4851020——515Yokohama FC2019J2 League10110———1112020J1 League10000———10020211201010——1402022J2 League6000———60Total3812010——411Career total657115501149824340795136

International
+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsJapan19983120001632001102002622003842004153200511320066120071042008922009112201050Total10125

Scores and results list Japan's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Nakamura goal.

+ List of international goals scored by Shunsuke NakamuraNo.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition1Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand2–12–11998 Asian Games2Estádio Campo Desportivo, Taipa, Macau5–09–02000 AFC Asian Cup qualification3Miyagi Stadium, Rifu, Japan1–11–1Friendly4Hiroshima Park Stadium, Hiroshima, Japan2–03–1Friendly5Kobe Universiade Memorial Stadium, Kobe, Japan1–13–3Friendly62–27Japan National Stadium, Tokyo, Japan1–12–2Friendly 8Stade de France, Paris, France1–03–02003 FIFA Confederations Cup93–010Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, Saint-Étienne, France1–11–22003 FIFA Confederations Cup	11Saitama Stadium 2002, Saitama, Japan3–07–02006 FIFA World Cup qualification12Chongqing Olympic Sports Center, Chongqing, China1–01–02004 AFC Asian Cup13Chongqing Olympic Sports Center, Chongqing, China	1–14–12004 AFC Asian Cup	14RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne, Germany1–12–22005 FIFA Confederations Cup15Miyagi Stadium, Rifu, Japan	3–45–4Friendly16Skonto Stadium, Riga, Latvia2–02–2Friendly17Fritz-Walter-Stadion, Kaiserslautern, Germany1–01–32006 FIFA World Cup18Mỹ Đình National Stadium, Hanoi,  Vietnam3–03–12007 AFC Asian Cup19Mỹ Đình National Stadium, Hanoi, Vietnam	3–14–12007 AFC Asian Cup	20Wörthersee Stadion, Klagenfurt, Austria1–24–3Friendly213–222International Stadium Yokohama, Yokohama, Japan3–03–02010 FIFA World Cup qualification23Bahrain National Stadium, Riffa, Bahrain1–03–22010 FIFA World Cup qualification	24Saitama Stadium 2002, Saitama, Japan	1–01–02010 FIFA World Cup qualification	25Hong Kong Stadium, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong3–04–02011 AFC Asian Cup qualification

Honours
Yokohama F. Marinos
J.League Cup: 2001
Emperor's Cup: 2013

Celtic 
Scottish Premier League: 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08
Scottish Cup: 2006–07
Scottish League Cup: 2005–06, 2008–09

Yokohama
J2 League promotion: 2022

Japan
AFC Asian Cup: 2000, 2004

Individual
 FIFA Confederations Cup Bronze Shoe: 2003
J.League Player of the Year: 2000, 2013
J.League Best Eleven: 1999, 2000, 2013
J.League 20th Anniversary Team
J.League 30th Anniversary Team
J.League Monthly MVP: March 2013, October 2015
Japanese Footballer of the Year: 2000, 2013
AFC Asian Cup MVP: 2004
AFC Asian Cup Best Eleven: 2000, 2004, 2007
AFC Asian Cup All-time XI: 2023
SPFA Players' Player of the Year: 2006–07
SFWA Footballer of the Year: 2006–07
SPL Player of the Year: 2006–07
Celtic Player of the Year: 2006–07
SPFA Team of the Season: 2006–07
SPFA Goal of the Season: 2006–07

References

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