is a former Japanese
football
Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly c ...
player.
Playing career
Nakajima was born in
Sakai
is a city located in Osaka Prefecture, Japan. It has been one of the largest and most important seaports of Japan since the medieval era. Sakai is known for its keyhole-shaped burial mounds, or kofun, which date from the fifth century and inclu ...
on August 20, 1977. After graduating from high school, he joined
Japan Football League
The also known as simply the JFL is the 4th tier of the Japanese association football league system, positioned beneath the three divisions of the J.League. The league features fully professional teams that hold J.League associate membership am ...
club
Brummel Sendai
is a Japanese professional football club, currently playing in J2 League. The team is located in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture.
History
Founded in 1988 as ''Tohoku Electric Power Co., Inc. Soccer Club'', Vegalta joined the J-League in 1999 after p ...
(later ''Vegalta Sendai'') in 1996. He played many matches as defensive midfielder from 1997 and the club was promoted to
J2 League
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from 1999. However his opportunity to play decreased and he could not play at all in the match from 2001. Although the club was promoted to
J1 League
The , known as the for sponsorship reasons, is the top level of the system. Founded in 1992, it is one of the most successful leagues in Asian club football. Contested by 18 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the J ...
from 2002, he could not play at all in the match and he was released from the club end of 2002 season. In 2003, he moved to J1 club
JEF United Ichihara
, full name and also known as , is a Japanese professional football club that plays in the J2 League. On 1 February 2005, the club changed its name from ''JEF United Ichihara'' to the current name after Chiba city had joined Ichihara, Chiba as ...
(later ''JEF United Chiba''). He was appreciated by manager
Ivica Osim and also played many matches as center back not only defensive midfielder. The club also won the champions
2005
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and
2006 J.League Cup. Although he played many matches after Osim left the club in 2006, he could hardly play in the match since
Alex Miller
Alex Miller (born 4 July 1949) is a Scottish football manager and former player. As a player, he had a 15-year career with Rangers, winning several trophies. As a manager, he won the 1991–92 Scottish League Cup with Hibernian. He subsequen ...
became new manager in May 2008. In 2009, he moved to
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Sanfrecce Hiroshima ( ja, サンフレッチェ広島, translit=''Sanfuretche Hiroshima'') is a Japanese professional football club based in Asaminami-ku, Hiroshima. The club plays in the J1 League, which is the top tier of football in the coun ...
. He became a regular player as defensive midfielder and center back. The club also won the 2nd place
2010 J.League Cup. From 2012, although he could not play many matches, the club won the champions
2012
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and
2013 J1 League. He retired end of 2013 season.
Club statistics
Sanfrecce Hiroshima (November 25, 2013)
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References
External links
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1977 births
Living people
Association football people from Osaka Prefecture
People from Sakai, Osaka
Japanese footballers
J1 League players
J2 League players
Japan Football League (1992–1998) players
Vegalta Sendai players
JEF United Chiba players
Sanfrecce Hiroshima players
Association football midfielders
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