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Kazuaki Nagasawa
長澤 和明
Personal information
Full name Kazuaki Nagasawa
Date of birth (1958-02-04) February 4, 1958 (age 67)
Place of birth Shizuoka, Shizuoka, Japan
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 9+12 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)
National team
1978–1985 Japan 9 (0)
Teams managed
1991–1993 Yamaha Motors
1995–1996 Suzuyo Shimizu FC Lovely Ladies
1997 Honda
1999–2001 Sony Sendai
Honours
Yamaha Motors
Winner Japan Soccer League 1987/88
Winner Emperor's Cup 1982
  • Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

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.

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

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