Hidetoshi Nakata
Hidetoshi Nakata (中田 英寿, Nakata Hidetoshi, born January 22, 1977) is a former Japanese football player. He played for the Japan national team.
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Personal information | |||||||||||||
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Full name | Hidetoshi Nakata | ||||||||||||
Date of birth | January 22, 1977 | ||||||||||||
Place of birth | Kofu, Yamanashi, Japan | ||||||||||||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||
1992–1994 | Nirasaki High School | ||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||
1995–1998 | Bellmare Hiratsuka | 85 | (16) | ||||||||||
1998–2000 | Perugia | 48 | (12) | ||||||||||
2000–2001 | Roma | 30 | (5) | ||||||||||
2001–2004 | Parma | 67 | (5) | ||||||||||
2004 | Bologna | 17 | (2) | ||||||||||
2004–2005 | Fiorentina | 20 | (0) | ||||||||||
2005–2006 | Bolton Wanderers | 21 | (1) | ||||||||||
Total | 288 | (41) | |||||||||||
National team | |||||||||||||
1993 | Japan U-17 | 3 | (1) | ||||||||||
1995 | Japan U-20 | 4 | (2) | ||||||||||
1996–2000 | Japan U-23 | 5 | (1) | ||||||||||
1997–2006 | Japan | 77 | (11) | ||||||||||
Honours
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Biography
Nakata was born in Kofu on January 22, 1977. After graduating from Nirasaki High School, he joined J1 League club Bellmare Hiratsuka in 1995. He moved to Italian Serie A club Perugia. In January 2000, he moved to Roma. The club won the champions in the 2000/01 Serie A season. In summer 2001, he moved to Parma. From 2004, he played for Bologna, Fiorentina and English Premier League club Bolton Wanderers. He retired end of the 2005/06 season.
Nakata was selected the Japan U-23 national team for 1996 Summer Olympics. In first match against Brazil and Japan won Brazil (1-0). It was known as "Miracle of Miami" (マイアミの奇跡) in Japan. On May 21, 1997, he debuted for the Japan national team against South Korea. After the debut, he became a regular player soon. In 1998, he was selected the Japan at 1998 World Cup and played all 3 matches. In 2000, he was selected U-23 Japan for 2000 Summer Olympics. He also played at 2002 and 2006 World Cup. He played 77 games and scored 11 goals for Japan until 2006.
Statistics
Club statistics | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | |||||||
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Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
Japan | League | Emperor's Cup | J.League Cup | Asia | Total | |||||||
1995 | Bellmare Hiratsuka | J1 League | 26 | 8 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 28 | 9 | ||
1996 | 26 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 2 | - | 41 | 4 | |||
1997 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1 | - | 30 | 4 | |||
1998 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 12 | 3 | |||
Italy | League | Coppa Italia | League Cup | Europe | Total | |||||||
1998/99 | Perugia | Serie A | 33 | 10 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 33 | 10 | ||
1999/00 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 1 | - | - | 19 | 3 | ||||
1999/00 | Roma | Serie A | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 16 | 3 | ||
2000/01 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | 7 | 1 | 22 | 3 | |||
2001/02 | Parma | Serie A | 24 | 1 | 6 | 2 | - | 8 | 1 | 38 | 4 | |
2002/03 | 31 | 4 | 2 | 0 | - | 4 | 0 | 37 | 4 | |||
2003/04 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | 4 | 1 | 18 | 1 | |||
2003/04 | Bologna | Serie A | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 17 | 2 | ||
2004/05 | Fiorentina | Serie A | 20 | 0 | 3 | 0 | - | - | 23 | 0 | ||
England | League | FA Cup | Football League Cup | Europe | Total | |||||||
2005/06 | Bolton Wanderers | Premier League | 21 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 32 | 1 |
Country | Japan | 85 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 18 | 3 | - | 111 | 20 | ||
Italy | 182 | 24 | 18 | 3 | - | 23 | 3 | 223 | 30 | |||
England | 21 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 26 | 1 | ||
Total | 288 | 41 | 29 | 4 | 20 | 3 | 29 | 3 | 366 | 51 |
Japan national team | ||
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Year | Apps | Goals |
1997 | 16 | 5 |
1998 | 10 | 1 |
1999 | 3 | 0 |
2000 | 4 | 0 |
2001 | 7 | 1 |
2002 | 8 | 2 |
2003 | 11 | 1 |
2004 | 2 | 0 |
2005 | 10 | 0 |
2006 | 6 | 1 |
Total | 77 | 11 |
References
- Hidetoshi Nakata at National-Football-Teams.com
- Hidetoshi Nakata at J.League (in Japanese)
- Japan National Football Team Database
Other websites
- Hidetoshi Nakata at International Olympic Committee
- Hidetoshi Nakata at Olympic Channel
- Hidetoshi Nakata at Olympedia
- Hidetoshi Nakata at FIFA
- Hidetoshi Nakata at J.League (player) (in Japanese)
- Hidetoshi Nakata at National Football Teams.com
- Hidetoshi Nakata at Soccerway.com
- Hidetoshi Nakata at FootballDatabase.eu
- Hidetoshi Nakata at WorldFootball.net
- Hidetoshi Nakata at Transfermarkt (player)