Hiroshi Nanami

Japanese association football player and manager

Hiroshi Nanami (名波 浩, Nanami Hiroshi, born November 28, 1972) is a former Japanese football player and manager. He played for the Japan national team.

Hiroshi Nanami
Personal information
Full name Hiroshi Nanami
Date of birth (1972-11-28) November 28, 1972 (age 51)
Place of birth Fujieda, Shizuoka, Japan
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 9+12 in)
Position(s) 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)
1999–2000Venezia (loan) 24 (1)
2006Cerezo Osaka (loan) 13 (2)
2007Tokyo Verdy (loan) 17 (0)
Total 355 (35)
National team
1995–2001 Japan 67 (9)
Teams managed
2014–2019 Júbilo Iwata
Honours
Júbilo Iwata
Winner J1 League 1997
Winner J1 League 1999
Winner J1 League 2002
Runner-up J1 League 1998
Runner-up J1 League 2001
Runner-up J1 League 2003
Winner J.League Cup 1998
Runner-up J.League Cup 1997
Runner-up J.League Cup 2001
Winner Emperor's Cup 2003
Runner-up Emperor's Cup 2004
Representing  Japan
AFC Asian Cup
Gold medal – first place 2000 Lebanon
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Biography change

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 3 years in a row (1996-1998). In Asia, the club won 1998–99 Asian Club Championship. In July 1999, he 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. This was golden era in the club history and he was one of the central player in golden era. 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 in recent years.

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.

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.

Statistics change

[1][2]

Club statistics League CupLeague CupContinentalTotal
SeasonClubLeague AppsGoals AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
JapanLeague Emperor's Cup J.League Cup AsiaTotal
1995 Júbilo Iwata 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
ItalyLeague Coppa Italia League Cup EuropeTotal
1999/00 Venezia Serie A 24 1 7 1 - - 31 2
JapanLeague Emperor's Cup J.League Cup AsiaTotal
2000 Júbilo Iwata J1 League 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
2006 Cerezo Osaka J1 League 13 2 0 0 0 0 - 13 2
2007 Tokyo Verdy J2 League 17 0 1 0 - - 18 0
2008 Júbilo Iwata J1 League 13 0 2 0 3 0 - 18 0
Country Japan 331 34 22 2 48 1 6 1 407 38
Italy 24 1 7 1 - - 31 2
Total 355 35 29 3 48 1 6 1 438 40

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Japan national team
YearAppsGoals
1995 2 2
1996 13 1
1997 21 3
1998 11 0
1999 6 0
2000 12 3
2001 2 0
Total 67 9

References change

  1. Hiroshi Nanami at National-Football-Teams.com  
  2. Hiroshi Nanami at J.League (in Japanese)  
  3. Japan National Football Team Database

Other websites change