Hideki Nagai

Hideki Nagai (永井 秀樹, Nagai Hideki, born 26 January 1971) is a former Japanese football player and manager. He is current manager of Tokyo Verdy. His younger brother Atsushi Nagai is also a former footballer.

Hideki Nagai
永井 秀樹
Personal information
Full name Hideki Nagai
Date of birth (1971-01-26) 26 January 1971
Place of birth Kagoshima, Japan
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in)
Playing position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Tokyo Verdy (manager)
Youth career
1986–1988 Kunimi High School
1989–1991 Kokushikan University
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1992–1997 Verdy Kawasaki 54 (5)
1995 →Fukuoka Blux (loan) 12 (3)
1996 →Shimizu S-Pulse (loan) 29 (3)
1998 Yokohama Flügels 32 (12)
1999–2000 Yokohama F. Marinos 43 (5)
2001–2002 Tokyo Verdy 31 (7)
2004 Oita Trinita 2 (0)
2005 FC Ryukyu 8 (4)
2006–2007 Tokyo Verdy 47 (4)
2008–2013 FC Ryukyu 97 (9)
2014–2016 Tokyo Verdy 32 (0)
Total 387 (52)
Teams managed
2019– Tokyo Verdy
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Playing career

Nagai was born in Kagoshima Prefecture on 26 January 1971.[1] After dropped out from Kokushikan University, he joined Verdy Kawasaki (later Tokyo Verdy) in 1992. Although he played many matches as offensive midfielder and the club won the champions 1993, 1994 J1 League, 1992, 1993 and 1994 J.League Cup, he could not become a regular behind Ruy Ramos, Tsuyoshi Kitazawa and Bismarck. In 1995, he moved to Japan Football League club Fukuoka Blux. The club won the champions in 1995 and was promoted to J1 League. In 1996, he moved to Shimizu S-Pulse. He played as regular player and the club won the champions 1996 J.League Cup their first title. He returned to Verdy in 1997 and he moved to Yokohama Flügels in 1998. He played as central player and the club won the champions 1998 Emperor's Cup. However the club was disbanded end of 1998 season due to financial strain, he moved to Yokohama F. Marinos in 1999. In 2000, he returned to Verdy and played 2002. After a year's blank, he joined Oita Trinita in 2004. However he could hardly play in the match. In 2005, he moved to Regional Leagues club FC Ryukyu. The club was promoted to Japan Football League (JFL) end of 2005 season. In 2006, he returned to Verdy and he played many matches as substitutes. In 2008, he moved to FC Ryukyu again. In 2014, he returned to Verdy. In November 2016, he announced his retirement end of 2016 season at the age of 45.[2]

Coaching career

After the retirement, Nagai started coaching career at Tokyo Verdy in 2017. He served as a manager for youth team from 2017. In July 2019, he became a manager for top team as Gary White successor.[3]

Club statistics

[1][2]

Club performance League Cup League Cup Continental Total
SeasonClubLeague AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
Japan League Emperor's Cup League Cup Asia Total
1992Verdy KawasakiJ1 League-0030-30
19932030073-276
19941501020-180
1995Fukuoka BluxFootball League12312--135
1996Shimizu S-PulseJ1 League29330165-488
1997Verdy Kawasaki1921052-254
1998Yokohama Flügels32125240-4114
1999Yokohama F. Marinos2252042-287
20002100051-261
2001Tokyo Verdy2053120-256
20021121030-152
2004Oita Trinita200030-50
2005FC RyukyuRegional Leagues8441--125
2006Tokyo VerdyJ2 League29110-10311
200718300--183
2008FC RyukyuFootball League90---90
2009253---253
201019320--00
201117110--00
201220110--00
20137120--00
2014Tokyo VerdyJ2 League11000--110
201518000--180
20163000--30
Career total 3875228654131047071

Managerial statistics

Update; 31 December 2018[4]

Team From To Record
GWDLWin %
Tokyo Verdy 2019 present
Total 0 0 0 0 !—

References
  1. Hideki Nagai at J.League (in Japanese)
  2. Tokyo Verdy
  3. Tokyo Verdy(in Japanese)
  4. Hideki Nagai at J.League (in Japanese)


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