Seigo Narazaki

is a former Japanese football player. He played for the Japan national team.

Biography
After graduating from Nara Ikuei High School in 1995, he joined J1 League side Yokohama Flügels. He became the No.1 GK for the club in August of that season. His first game was on August 16, 1995 in a league match against Bellmare Hiratsuka.

The first time he played for Japan was on February 15, 1998 against Australia. He played in three World Cup finals in a row. He played all the Japan matches in the 2002 World Cup finals, but Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi played instead of him in the 1998 and 2006 finals.

He played for Japan as the No.1 goalkeeper because Kawaguchi was injured. However, Narazaki himself got a broken finger in 2009. After it healed, he was named in the 2010 World Cup squad. He was one of two Japanese players (the other being Kawaguchi) to play in 4 World Cups in a row. However, even though he played well in the qualifiers, he did not play in the tournament. Eiji Kawashima was played instead. He played once more for Japan when he captained the team to a 2-1 victory over Guatemala on 7 September 2010. He then retired from playing for his country.

Career statistics

Club
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionNippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "2017 J1&J2&J3選手名鑑 (NSK MOOK)", 8 February 2017, Japan,  (p. 155 out of 289)ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupLeague CupContinentalTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsYokohama Flügels1995J1 League23020——250199623020140—39019972405070—36019983405000—390Total1040140210—1390Nagoya Grampus Eight1999J1 League2505040—34020003002020—34020012801060—35020023003000—33020032802060—36020042602000—28020053201000—33020062402020—28020072902040—350Nagoya Grampus20083001020—330200926030006035020103400000—3402011240302060340201232040107034020133401060—41020143402060—42020153400060—40020162701030—3102017J2 League29000——2902018J1 League000000—00Total55603505001906600Career total66004907101907990

International
+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearJapan National Football Team DatabaseNational teamYearAppsGoalsJapan199820199930200090200110200210020031202004902005402006002007102008120200960201080Total770

Honors

 Club 
Yokohama Flügels
 Emperor's Cup: 1998

Nagoya Grampus
 J1 League: 2010
 Emperor's Cup: 1999
 Japanese Super Cup: 2011

 International 
Japan
 AFC Asian Cup: 2004

 Individual 
 J.League Most Valuable Player: 2010
 J.League Best Eleven: 1996, 1998, 2003, 2008, 2010, 2011

References

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Category:1976 births
Category:Living people
Category:Footballers from Nara Prefecture
Category:Japan international footballers
Category:J1 League players
Category:J2 League players
Category:Yokohama Flügels players
Category:Nagoya Grampus players
Category:1998 FIFA World Cup players
Category:2002 FIFA World Cup players
Category:2006 FIFA World Cup players
Category:2010 FIFA World Cup players
Category:2001 FIFA Confederations Cup players
Category:2003 FIFA Confederations Cup players
Category:2005 FIFA Confederations Cup players
Category:Footballers at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Category:1996 AFC Asian Cup players