is a former

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player.

Playing career

Nakao was born in

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on 8 September 1981. After graduating from high school, he joined

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club

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in 2000. On 23 April, he debuted as substitute midfielder from the 77th minute against

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. Although the club was promoted to

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from 2001, he could hardly play in the match until 2002. In August 2002, he moved to J2 club

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on loan. He played many matches as defensive midfielder. In 2003, he returned to Consadole Sapporo. Although the club was relegated to J2 from 2003, he played many matches as defensive midfielder. However he was arrested with teammate

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and was sacked with Arai in August.consadeconsa.com
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club Shizuoka FC. In 2006, he moved to Regional Leagues club

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. He played many matches and the club was promoted to

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from 2007. In 2008, he moved to Prefectural Leagues club

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. He retired end of 2010 season.

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