Kazuaki Nagasawa facts for kids
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| Full name | Kazuaki Nagasawa | ||||||||||||
| Date of birth | February 4, 1958 | ||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Shizuoka, Shizuoka, Japan | ||||||||||||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||
| 1973–1975 | Shimizu Higashi High School | ||||||||||||
| 1976–1979 | Tokyo University of Agriculture | ||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† | ||||||||||
| 1980–1989 | Yamaha Motors | 123 | (9) | ||||||||||
| Total | 123 | (9) | |||||||||||
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| 1978–1985 | Japan | 9 | (0) | ||||||||||
| Teams managed | |||||||||||||
| 1991–1993 | Yamaha Motors | ||||||||||||
| 1995–1996 | Suzuyo Shimizu FC Lovely Ladies | ||||||||||||
| 1997 | Honda | ||||||||||||
| 1999–2001 | Sony Sendai | ||||||||||||
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Kazuaki Nagasawa (born February 4, 1958) is a Japanese former football player and manager. He was a midfielder who played for the Japan national team. His daughter is the famous actress Masami Nagasawa.
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Playing for Clubs
Kazuaki Nagasawa was born in Shizuoka, Japan, on February 4, 1958. After finishing his studies at Tokyo University of Agriculture, he joined the football club Yamaha Motors in 1980.
He was a regular player for Yamaha Motors for many years. Towards the end of his career, an injury kept him from playing. He retired from playing football in 1989. During his time in the league, he played 123 games and scored 9 goals.
Playing for Japan
Kazuaki Nagasawa made his debut for the Japan national team on July 13, 1978. At that time, he was still a student at Tokyo University of Agriculture. His first international match was against Iraq.
After 1979, he did not play for Japan for several years. However, in 1985, he returned to play for Japan in the 1986 World Cup qualification matches. He played a total of 9 games for Japan until 1985.
Coaching Career
After he stopped playing, Nagasawa began a new career as a coach. He started coaching at his former club, Yamaha Motors, which later became Júbilo Iwata. In 1991, he became the manager of the team.
He led the club to a second-place finish in the Japan Football League in 1993. This success helped the team get promoted to the top league, the J1 League. He left his manager role at the end of the 1993 season.
In 1995, he became the manager for L.League club Suzuyo Shimizu FC Lovely Ladies. Later, in 1997, he moved to coach Honda. From 1999, he managed Sony Sendai until August 2001. After that, he coached various university and high school teams.
Club Statistics
This table shows how many games Kazuaki Nagasawa played and how many goals he scored for his club.
| Club Performance | League | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals |
| Japan | League | |||
| 1980 | Yamaha Motors | JSL Division 1 | 17 | 0 |
| 1981 | 18 | 2 | ||
| 1982 | JSL Division 2 | 15 | 1 | |
| 1983 | JSL Division 1 | 17 | 1 | |
| 1984 | 9 | 2 | ||
| 1985/86 | 18 | 2 | ||
| 1986/87 | 21 | 1 | ||
| 1987/88 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1988/89 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 123 | 9 | ||
National Team Statistics
This table shows how many games Kazuaki Nagasawa played for the Japan national team each year.
| Japan National Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 1978 | 6 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | 3 | 0 |
| Total | 9 | 0 |
See also
In Spanish: Kazuaki Nagasawa para niños
