Shin Nakamura
Shin Nakamura (中村 伸, Nakamura Shin, born May 6, 1974) is a former Japanese football player.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Shin Nakamura | ||
| Date of birth | May 6, 1974 | ||
| Place of birth | Osaka, Japan | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Playing position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1990–1992 | Tokai University Gyosei High School | ||
| 1993–1996 | Doshisha University | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1997–2000 | Sagan Tosu | 118 | (14) |
| 2001–2002 | Vegalta Sendai | 45 | (2) |
| Total | 163 | (16) | |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Playing career
Nakamura was born in Osaka Prefecture on May 6, 1974. After graduating from Doshisha University, he joined Japan Football League club Sagan Tosu in 1997. He played as regular defensive midfielder from first season and the club was promoted to new league J2 League from 1999. In 2001, he moved to J2 club Vegalta Sendai. He played as regular defensive midfielder with Celso Vieira or Naoki Chiba in 2001. The club also won the 2nd place in 2001 and was promoted to J1 League from 2002. However the club gained many new player for 2002 season and he could hardly play in the match behind new member Hajime Moriyasu and Silvinho in 2002. He retired end of 2002 season.
Club statistics
| Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Japan | League | Emperor's Cup | J.League Cup | Total | ||||||
| 1997 | Sagan Tosu | Football League | 29 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 34 | 6 |
| 1998 | 29 | 3 | 3 | 1 | - | 32 | 4 | |||
| 1999 | J2 League | 33 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 37 | 5 | |
| 2000 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 1 | ||
| 2001 | Vegalta Sendai | J2 League | 42 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 46 | 2 |
| 2002 | J1 League | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 163 | 16 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 182 | 18 | ||