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player and manager. He played for Japan national team. Actress Masami Nagasawa is his daughter.

Club career

Nagasawa was born in Shizuoka on February 4, 1958. After graduating from Tokyo University of Agriculture, he joined

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in 1980. Although he played as regular player, he could not play in the game at the end of his career for injury. He retired in 1989. He played 123 games and scored 9 goals in the league.

National team career

On July 13, 1978, when Nagasawa was a Tokyo University of Agriculture student, he debuted for Japan national team against Iraq. Although he did not play for Japan from 1979, in 1985, he played for Japan at

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for the first time in 7 years. He played 9 games for Japan until 1985.Japan National Football Team Database
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Coaching career

After retirement, Nagasawa started coaching career at

(later ''Júbilo Iwata''). In 1991, he became a manager. He led the club to won 2nd place at Japan Football League in 1993 and promoted to

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. He resigned end of 1993 season. He signed with L.League club

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in 1995. In 1997, he moved to Honda. In 1999, he signed with Sony Sendai and managed until August 2001. From 2001, he managed some university and high school.

Club statistics

National team statistics

References

External links

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Japan National Football Team Database
* 1958 births Living people Tokyo University of Agriculture alumni Association football people from Shizuoka Prefecture Japanese footballers Japan international footballers Japan Soccer League players Júbilo Iwata players Japanese football managers Júbilo Iwata managers Association football midfielders Japanese association football commentators {{Japan-footy-midfielder-1950s-stub