Hiroshi Nanami facts for kids
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| Date of birth | November 28, 1972 | |||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Fujieda, Shizuoka, Japan | |||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.77 m | |||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Midfielder | |||||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||||
| 1988–1990 | Shimizu Shogyo High School | |||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† | |||||||||||||
| 1995–2008 | Júbilo Iwata | 301 | (32) | |||||||||||||
| 1999–2000 | → Venezia (loan) | 24 | (1) | |||||||||||||
| 2006 | → Cerezo Osaka (loan) | 13 | (2) | |||||||||||||
| 2007 | → Tokyo Verdy (loan) | 17 | (0) | |||||||||||||
| Total | 355 | (35) | ||||||||||||||
| National team | ||||||||||||||||
| 1995–2001 | Japan | 67 | (9) | |||||||||||||
| Teams managed | ||||||||||||||||
| 2014–2019 | Júbilo Iwata (manager) | |||||||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | Matsumoto Yamaga FC (manager) | |||||||||||||||
| 2023– | Japan (assistant manager) | |||||||||||||||
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Hiroshi Nanami (born November 28, 1972) is a famous Japanese former footballer. He played as a Midfielder. Today, he works as an assistant coach for the Japanese national team.
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Playing for Football Clubs
Hiroshi Nanami was born in Fujieda, Japan, on November 28, 1972. After finishing university, he joined the football club Júbilo Iwata in 1995. Right from his first season, he became a regular player. He was a very important part of the team during its best years.
His team, Júbilo Iwata, won the J1 League championship in 1997. They also won the 1998 J.League Cup in 1998. Hiroshi Nanami was chosen as one of the best players in the league for three years in a row. This was from 1996 to 1998. In Asia, his club also won the 1998–99 Asian Club Championship.
In July 1999, Nanami went to play for Venezia, a club in Italy. He played there on a temporary transfer, called a loan. However, Venezia moved down to a lower league in 2000. In September 2000, he returned to Júbilo Iwata.
After 2001, he had some knee problems. This meant he played in fewer matches. Still, his club won the J1 League championship in 2002. They also won the 2003 Emperor's Cup in 2003. In 2006, he moved to Cerezo Osaka. In 2007, he played for Tokyo Verdy. He returned to Júbilo Iwata in 2008. He decided to stop playing football in November 2008 because of his knee injury.
Playing for Japan's National Team
Hiroshi Nanami was a very important player for the Japan national team. He played for them throughout the late 1990s and early 2000s.
He played his first game for Japan on August 6, 1995. He even scored a goal in that game against Costa Rica. From 1996, he became a key player and wore the number 10 jersey. In 1996, he played in all of Japan's matches, including the Asian Cup.
In 1997, Japan qualified for the 1998 FIFA World Cup for the first time ever. Nanami played a big part in this historic achievement. In 1998, he played in all of Japan's World Cup matches. He also played in the 1999 Copa América and the 2000 Asian Cup.
At the 2000 Asian Cup, he played every minute of every game. He scored 3 goals in that tournament. Japan won the championship, and he was named the Most Valuable Player (MVP). After his knee injury in 2001, he stopped playing for the national team. He played 67 games for Japan and scored 9 goals.
Becoming a Coach
In September 2014, Hiroshi Nanami became the manager for Júbilo Iwata. At that time, Júbilo was in the J2 League, a lower division. Their goal was to get back into the J1 League. In 2014, they finished 4th and just missed getting promoted.
However, in 2015, Júbilo finished 2nd and moved up to the J1 League. In 2016, they finished 13th. In 2017, with a new player named Shunsuke Nakamura, the team improved and finished 6th. But the team's results got worse from 2018. He left Júbilo in June 2019 when the team was at the bottom of the league.
On June 21, 2021, he became the manager of another J2 club, Matsumoto Yamaga. After five months, his team was moved down to the 2022 J3 League. This was the first time in history for that club. He left Matsumoto Yamaga in 2022 when his contract ended.
Career Statistics
Club Appearances and Goals
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Júbilo Iwata | 1995 | J1 League | 51 | 3 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 53 | 3 | ||
| 1996 | 30 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 1 | – | 45 | 4 | |||
| 1997 | 21 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | 25 | 6 | |||
| 1998 | 33 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 38 | 7 | |||
| 1999 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 17 | 4 | |||
| 2000 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 7 | 1 | |||
| 2001 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | – | 21 | 1 | |||
| 2002 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | – | 29 | 1 | |||
| 2003 | 27 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 0 | – | 37 | 4 | |||
| 2004 | 29 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 40 | 4 | ||
| 2005 | 26 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 33 | 1 | ||
| 2006 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | – | 14 | 0 | |||
| 2008 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | 18 | 0 | |||
| Total | 301 | 32 | 22 | 2 | 48 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 376 | 36 | ||
| Venezia (loan) | 1999–2000 | Serie A | 24 | 1 | 7 | 1 | – | – | 31 | 2 | ||
| Cerezo Osaka (loan) | 2006 | J1 League | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 13 | 2 | |
| Tokyo Verdy (loan) | 2007 | J2 League | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 18 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 355 | 35 | 29 | 3 | 48 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 438 | 40 | ||
International Appearances and Goals
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 1995 | 2 | 2 |
| 1996 | 13 | 1 | |
| 1997 | 21 | 3 | |
| 1998 | 11 | 0 | |
| 1999 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2000 | 12 | 3 | |
| 2001 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 67 | 9 | |
- Scores and results list Japan's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Nanami goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1 | 6 August 1995 | Kyoto, Japan |  Costa Rica |
1–0 | 3–0 | Friendly |
| 2 | 24 October 1995 | Tokyo, Japan |  Saudi Arabia |
1–0 | 2–1 | Friendly |
| 3 | 9 December 1996 | Al Ain, United Arab Emirates |  Uzbekistan |
1–0 | 4–0 | 1996 AFC Asian Cup |
| 4 | 25 March 1997 | Muscat, Oman |  Macau |
5–0 | 10–0 | 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 5 | 22 June 1997 | Tokyo, Japan | Macau |
5–0 | 10–0 | 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 6 | 1 November 1997 | Seoul, South Korea |  South Korea |
1–0 | 2–0 | 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 7 | 14 October 2000 | Sidon, Lebanon | Saudi Arabia |
3–0 | 4–1 | 2000 AFC Asian Cup |
| 8 | 24 October 2000 | Beirut, Lebanon |  Iraq |
1–1 | 4–1 | 2000 AFC Asian Cup |
| 9 | 3–1 |
Managerial Statistics
| Team | From | To | Record | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | Win % | |||
| Júbilo Iwata | 2014 | 2019 | 170 | 63 | 53 | 54 | 37.06 |
| Matsumoto Yamaga | 2021 | 2022 | 76 | 27 | 19 | 30 | 35.53 |
| Total | 246 | 90 | 72 | 84 | 36.59 | ||
Awards and Honours
Hiroshi Nanami won many awards and championships during his career:
With Júbilo Iwata
- Asian Club Championship: 1999
- J1 League: 1997, 1999, 2002
- Emperor's Cup: 2003
- J.League Cup: 1998
- Japanese Super Cup: 2003, 2004
With Japan National Team
- AFC Asian Cup: 2000
Individual Awards
- AFC Asian Cup Most Valuable Player: 2000
- AFC Asian Cup Best Eleven: 1996, 2000
- J.League Best Eleven: 1996, 1997, 1998, 2002
- J.League 20th Anniversary Team
- J.League Cup New Hero Award: 1996
- Selected to AFC All Star Team: 1998, 2000
See also
In Spanish: Hiroshi Nanami para niños
