Hiroshi Nanami

Hiroshi Nanami (名波 浩, Nanami Hiroshi, born November 28, 1972) is a former Japanese football player and manager. He played for Japan national team.

Club career

Nanami was born in Fujieda on November 28, 1972. After graduating from Juntendo University, he joined Júbilo Iwata in 1995. From first season, he played as regular player and became a most central player in golden era in club history. The club won the champions 1997 J1 League and 1998 J.League Cup. He was also elected Best Eleven for 3 years in a row (1996-1998). In Asia, the club won 1998–99 Asian Club Championship.

In July 1999, Nanami moved to Serie A club Venezia on loan. However the club was relegated to Serie B in 2000. In September 2000, he returned to Júbilo Iwata. He hurts his knees in 2001 and he reduced opportunities to play in the match after that. The club won the champions at 2002 J1 League and 2003 Emperor's Cup. In 2006, his opportunity to play decreased and he moved to Cerezo Osaka in August 2006. In 2007, he moved to J2 League club Tokyo Verdy. In 2008, he returned to Júbilo Iwata and announced his retirement in November 2008 after being dogged by a knee injury in recent years.

National team career

Nanami was a key figure for the Japan national team throughout the late 1990s and during the early part of this century.

On August 6, 1995, Nanami debuted and scored a goal for Japan against Costa Rica. From 1996, he became a central player and wore the number 10 shirt. In 1996, he played all matches for Japan included 1996 Asian Cup. At 1998 World Cup qualification in 1997, Japan won the qualify for 1998 World Cup first time Japan's history. In 1998, he played all matches included World Cup. He also played at 1999 Copa América and 2000 Asian Cup. At 2000 Asian Cup, he played full time in all matches and scored 3 goals. Japan won the champions and he was elected MVP Awards. After he hurts his knees in 2001, he did not play for Japan. He played 67 games and scored 9 goals for Japan until 2001.^[1]

Coaching career

In September 2014, Nanami became a manager for Júbilo Iwata as Péricles Chamusca successor. Júbilo Iwata played in J2 League in 2014. He led the club to won the 2nd place and promoted to J1 League.

Club statistics

National team statistics

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• 1996 Asian Cup
• 1998 FIFA World Cup
• 2000 Asian Cup (Champions)

National team goals

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	1995-08-06	Kyoto, Japan	Costa Rica	3-0	Won	Friendly
2.	1995-10-24	Tokyo, Japan	Saudi Arabia	2-1	Won	Friendly
3.	1996-12-09	Al Ain, United Arab Emirates	Uzbekistan	4-0	Won	1996 AFC Asian Cup Group Stage
4.	1997-03-25	Muscat, Oman	Macau	10-0	Won	1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
5.	1997-06-22	Tokyo, Japan	Macau	10-0	Won	1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
6.	1997-11-01	Seoul, Korea Republic	South Korea	2-0	Won	1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
7.	2000-10-14	Sidon, Lebanon	Saudi Arabia	4-1	Won	2000 AFC Asian Cup Group Stage
8.	2000-10-24	Beirut, Lebanon	Iraq	4-1	Won	2000 AFC Asian Cup Quarterfinals
9.	2000-10-24	Beirut, Lebanon	Iraq	4-1	Won	2000 AFC Asian Cup Quarterfinals
Correct as of 6 November 2016[2]

Managerial statistics

Update; December 31, 2015^[3]

Honors

References

External links

• Hiroshi Nanami – FIFA competition record (archive)
• Hiroshi Nanami at National-Football-Teams.com
• Japan National Football Team Database
• Player statistics at J.League (in Japanese)
• Manager statistics at J.League (in Japanese)