Born: 24- 6-1978 Country: Japan Caps: 98 (W52-D30-L16 – GF185-GA96 – %68.37) Goals: 24 Age First Cap: 21 yr 234 d 13- 2-2000 vs. Singapore 3-0 Age Last Cap: 31 yr 360 d 19- 6-2010 vs. Netherlands 0-1 National Team Career: 10 yr 126 d
Cap Goals Date Venue Opponent Score Competition
1 13- 2-00 Macau Singapore 3-0 Asian Cup Qualifier
2 1 1 16- 2-00 Macau Brunei 9-0 Asian Cup Qualifier
3 1 20- 2-00 Macau Macau 3-0 Asian Cup Qualifier
4 1 15- 3-00 Kobe China 0-0
5 1 26- 4-00 Seoul South Korea 0-1
6 1 4- 6-00 Casablanca France 2-2 [1] Hassan II Cup
7 1 6- 6-00 Casablanca Jamaica 4-0 Hassan II Cup
8 1 2 11- 6-00 Miyagi Slovakia 1-1 Kirin Cup
9 2 18- 6-00 Yokohama Bolivia 2-0 Kirin Cup
10 1 3 16- 8-00 Hiroshima UA Emirates 3-1 Kirin W. Challenge
11 3 14-10-00 Saida Saudi Arabia 4-1 Asian Nations Cup
12 3 17-10-00 Saida Uzbekistan 8-1 Asian Nations Cup
13 3 24-10-00 Beirut Iraq 4-1 Asian Nations Cup
14 3 26-10-00 Beirut China 3-2 Asian Nations Cup
15 3 29-10-00 Beirut Saudi Arabia 1-0 Asian Nations Cup
16 3 20-12-00 Tokyo South Korea 1-1
17 3 24- 3-01 Saint-Denis France 0-5
18 3 21- 3-02 Osaka Ukraine 1-0 Kirin W. Challenge
19 3 17- 4-02 Yokohama Costa Rica 1-1 Kirin W. Challenge
20 3 29- 4-02 Tokyo Slovakia 1-0 Kirin Cup
21 2 5 2- 5-02 Kobe Honduras 3-3 Kirin Cup
22 5 16-10-02 Tokyo Jamaica 1-1 Kirin W. Challenge
23 5 20-11-02 Saitama Argentina 0-2 Kirin W. Challenge
24 1 6 28- 3-03 Tokyo Uruguay 2-2 Kirin W. Challenge
25 6 11- 6-03 Saitama Paraguay 0-0 Kirin Cup
26 2 8 18- 6-03 Saint-Denis New Zealand 3-0 Confederations Cup
27 1 9 20- 6-03 Saint-Etienne France 1-2 Confederations Cup
28 9 20- 8-03 Tokyo Nigeria 3-0 Kirin W. Challenge
29 9 10- 9-03 Niigata Senegal 0-1 Kirin W. Challenge
30 9 8-10-03 Tunis Tunisia 1-0
31 9 11-10-03 Bucuresti Romania 1-1
32 9 12- 2-04 Tokyo Iraq 2-0 Kirin W. Challenge
33 9 18- 2-04 Saitama Oman 1-0 World Cup Qualifier
34 9 31- 3-04 Singapore Singapore 2-1 World Cup Qualifier
35 9 30- 5-04 Manchester Iceland 3-2 International Tourn.
36 9 1- 6-04 Manchester England 1-1 International Tourn.
37 1 10 9- 6-04 Saitama India 7-0 World Cup Qualifier
38 10 9- 7-04 Hiroshima Slovakia 3-1 Kirin Cup
39 10 13- 7-04 Yokohama Serbia-Monten. 1-0 Kirin Cup
40 1 11 20- 7-04 Chongqing Oman 1-0 Asian Nations Cup
41 1 12 24- 7-04 Chongqing Thailand 4-1 Asian Nations Cup
42 12 28- 7-04 Chongqing Iran 0-0 Asian Nations Cup
43 12 31- 7-04 Chongqing Jordan 1-1 [2] Asian Nations Cup
44 12 3- 8-04 Jinan Bahrain 4-3 Asian Nations Cup
45 12 7- 8-04 Beijing China 3-1 Asian Nations Cup
46 12 13-10-04 Muscat Oman 1-0 World Cup Qualifier
47 12 9- 2-05 Saitama North Korea 2-1 World Cup Qualifier
48 12 25- 3-05 Tehran Iran 1-2 World Cup Qualifier
49 12 30- 3-05 Saitama Bahrain 1-0 World Cup Qualifier
50 12 3- 6-05 Manama Bahrain 1-0 World Cup Qualifier
51 12 16- 6-05 Hannover Mexico 1-2 Confederations Cup
52 12 19- 6-05 Frankfurt Greece 1-0 Confederations Cup
53 1 13 22- 6-05 Köln Brazil 2-2 Confederations Cup
54 1 14 7- 9-05 Miyagi Honduras 5-4
55 1 15 8-10-05 Riga Latvia 2-2
56 15 12-10-05 Kyiv Ukraine 0-1
57 15 16-11-05 Tokyo Angola 1-0
58 15 28- 2-06 Dortmund Bosnia-Herzeg. 2-2
59 15 30- 5-06 Leverkusen Germany 2-2
60 15 4- 6-06 Düsseldorf Malta 1-0
61 1 16 12- 6-06 Kaiserslautern Australia 1-3 World Cup
62 16 18- 6-06 Nürnberg Croatia 0-0 World Cup
63 16 22- 6-06 Dortmund Brazil 1-4 World Cup
64 16 24- 3-07 Yokohama Peru 2-0
65 16 5- 6-07 Saitama Colombia 0-0 Kirin Cup
66 16 9- 7-07 Hanoi Qatar 1-1 Asian Nations Cup
67 1 17 13- 7-07 Hanoi UA Emirates 3-1 Asian Nations Cup
68 1 18 16- 7-07 Hanoi Vietnam 4-1 Asian Nations Cup
69 18 21- 7-07 Hanoi Australia 1-1 [3] Asian Nations Cup
70 18 25- 7-07 Hanoi Saudi Arabia 2-3 Asian Nations Cup
71 18 28- 7-07 Palembang South Korea 0-0 [4] Asian Nations Cup
72 18 7- 9-07 Klagenfurt Austria 0-0 [5] International Tourn.
73 2 20 11- 9-07 Klagenfurt Switzerland 4-3 International Tourn.
74 20 27- 5-08 Saitama Paraguay 0-0 Kirin Cup
75 1 21 2- 6-08 Yokohama Oman 3-0 World Cup Qualifier
76 21 7- 6-08 Muscat Oman 1-1 World Cup Qualifier
77 21 14- 6-08 Bangkok Thailand 3-0 World Cup Qualifier
78 21 22- 6-08 Saitama Bahrain 1-0 World Cup Qualifier
79 1 22 6- 9-08 Manama Bahrain 3-2 World Cup Qualifier
80 22 9-10-08 Niigata UA Emirates 1-1 Kirin Cup
81 22 15-10-08 Saitama Uzbekistan 1-1 World Cup Qualifier
82 22 19-11-08 Doha Qatar 3-0 World Cup Qualifier
83 22 11- 2-09 Yokohama Australia 0-0 World Cup Qualifier
84 1 23 28- 3-09 Saitama Bahrain 1-0 World Cup Qualifier
85 23 31- 5-09 Tokyo Belgium 4-0 Kirin Cup
86 23 6- 6-09 Toshkent Uzbekistan 1-0 World Cup Qualifier
87 23 10- 6-09 Yokohama Qatar 1-1 World Cup Qualifier
88 23 5- 9-09 Enschede Netherlands 0-3
89 23 9- 9-09 Utrecht Ghana 4-3
90 23 8-10-09 Shizuoka Hong Kong 6-0 Asian Cup Qualifier
91 23 14-10-09 Miyagi Togo 5-0
92 23 14-11-09 Port Elizabeth South Africa 0-0
93 1 24 18-11-09 Hong Kong Hong Kong 4-0 Asian Cup Qualifier
94 24 3- 3-10 Nagoya Bahrain 2-0 Asian Cup Qualifier
95 24 7- 4-10 Osaka Serbia 0-3 Kirin Cup
96 24 24- 5-10 Saitama South Korea 0-3 Kirin Cup
97 24 4- 6-10 Sion Ivory Coast 0-2
98 24 19- 6-10 Durban Netherlands 0-1 World Cup
[1] Japan won 4-3 on penalty kicks.
[2] Japan lost 2-4 on penalty kicks.
[3] Japan won 4-3 on penalty kicks.
[4] Japan lost 5-6 on penalty kicks.
[5] Japan lost 3-4 on penalty kicks.
Remarks: Matches against South Korea, 0-2 (7-12-98, at Bangkok, Asian Games),
Kuwait, 2-1 (9-12-98, at Bangkok, 1 goal, Asian Games), UA Emirates,
0-1 (11-12-98, at Bangkok, Asian Games) and Hong Kong League Team,
0-0 (8- 2-00, at Hong Kong, Carlsberg Cup) in which Nakamura played
are not full “A” for Japan FA and therefore not include here.
Total Record
Matches Won Draw Lost For Against Points Percentage
98 52 30 16 185- 96 134 68.37
Types of Matches Goals
Kirin Cup 22 5
Asian Nations Cup 17 4
Friendlies 19 2
World Cup Qualifier 19 4
Confederations Cup 5 4
World Cup 4 1
Asian Cup Qualifier 6 2
Other Tournaments 6 2
Total 98 24
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