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Hiroshi Nanami
名波 浩
Personal information
Date of birth (1972-11-28) November 28, 1972 (age 51)
Place of birth Fujieda, Shizuoka, Japan
Height 1.77 m
Playing position Midfielder
Youth career
1988–1990 Shimizu Commercial High School
1991–1994 Juntendo University
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)
Honours
Men's football
Representing  Japan
AFC Asian Cup
Gold 2000 Lebanon
  • Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Hiroshi Nanami (名波 浩, Nanami Hiroshi, born November 28, 1972) is a Japanese former professional footballer, and currently works as an assistant coach of the 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 selected Best Eleven for three 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.

International 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 selected 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.

Coaching career

In September 2014, Nanami became a manager for Júbilo Iwata as Péricles Chamusca successor. Júbilo played in J2 League in 2014 season and aimed to return to J1 League. However Júbilo finished at 4th place in 2014 and missed promotion to J1. In 2015, Júbilo won the 2nd place and promoted to J1 League. Although Júbilo finished 13th place in 2016, Júbilo gained Shunsuke Nakamura and rose at 6th place in 2017. However the club results were bad from 2018. Although Júbilo finished at 16th place of 18 clubs in 2018 and remained J1, he resigned in June 2019 when Júbilo was at the bottom place. On 21 June 2021, he appointed manager of J2 club, Matsumoto Yamaga. 5 months later, coach performance he was poor and his club got relegated to 2022 J3 League for first time in history. In 2022, he left the club after contract expired.

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
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 by national team and year
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.
List of international goals scored by Hiroshi Nanami
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
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

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Team From To Record
G W D L Win %
Júbilo Iwata 2014 2019 &&&&&&&&&&&&0170.&&&&&0170 &&&&&&&&&&&&&063.&&&&&063 &&&&&&&&&&&&&053.&&&&&053 &&&&&&&&&&&&&054.&&&&&054 &&&&&&&&&&&&&037.&6000037.06
Matsumoto Yamaga 2021 2022 &&&&&&&&&&&&&076.&&&&&076 &&&&&&&&&&&&&027.&&&&&027 &&&&&&&&&&&&&019.&&&&&019 &&&&&&&&&&&&&030.&&&&&030 &&&&&&&&&&&&&035.53000035.53
Total &&&&&&&&&&&&0246.&&&&&0246 &&&&&&&&&&&&&090.&&&&&090 &&&&&&&&&&&&&072.&&&&&072 &&&&&&&&&&&&&084.&&&&&084 &&&&&&&&&&&&&036.59000036.59

Honours

Júbilo Iwata

Japan

Individual

  • 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

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