Shunsuke Nakamura
Nakamura playing for Japan in 2008
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Shunsuke Nakamura | ||
| Date of birth | 24 June 1978 | ||
| Place of birth | Yokohama, Japan | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Playing position | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Júbilo Iwata | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1986–1995 | Nissan Junior Youth | ||
| 1995–1998 | Tōkō Gakuen High School | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1997–2002 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 148 | (33) |
| 2002–2005 | Reggina | 81 | (11) |
| 2005–2009 | Celtic | 128 | (29) |
| 2009–2010 | Espanyol | 13 | (0) |
| 2010–2016 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 189 | (35) |
| 2017– | Júbilo Iwata | 0 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 1997 | Japan U20 | 5 | (1) |
| 2000 | Japan U23 | 4 | (0) |
| 2000–2010 | Japan | 98 | (24) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17 July 2016. |
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Shunsuke Nakamura (中村 俊輔 Nakamura Shunsuke?, born 24 June 1978) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Júbilo Iwata in J1 League. He is the first and only person to have been named J.League Most Valuable Player more than once, receiving the award in 2000 and 2013. He is well known for his vision, touch, bending shots and free kick-taking abilities; Steve Perryman once remarked that Nakamura "could open a tin of beans with his left foot".
Nakamura began his professional career with J1 League club Yokohama Marinos in 1997, eventually making 338 league appearances during two spells at the club totaling just over twelve seasons. In between his spells at Marinos, Nakamura played in Europe with Espanyol, Celtic, and Reggina. During his time at Celtic, he became one of the best Asian players to have ever played in Europe; he was nominated for the 2007 Ballon d'Or, was named Scottish Player of the Year and SFWA Footballer of the Year in 2007, and became the first Japanese player to score in the UEFA Champions League. His team accomplishments at Celtic include winning the Scottish Premier League in 2006, 2007, and 2008, the Scottish League Cup in 2006 and 2009, and the Scottish Cup in 2007.
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