Seigo Narazaki
Encyclopedia
is a Japan
ese football
player, who currently plays for J. League Division 1 side Nagoya Grampus
. He is a goalkeeper and a member of the Japanese national football team
.
. He became the No. 1 GK for the club in August of that season. His first professional appearance came on August 16, 1995 in a league match against Bellmare Hiratsuka
. He contributed to the club winning the Emperor's Cup
in 1998. When Flügels was merged with cross-town Yokohama Marinos
in 1999, he was signed by Nagoya Grampus Eight
. He was again a member of the Emperor's Cup winning side in 1999 but this time with Nagoya.
He made his international debut for Japan on February 15, 1998 against Australia. He participated in three consecutive FIFA World Cup
finals. He played all the Japan matches in the 2002 FIFA World Cup
finals although Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi
was preferred ahead of him in the 1998
and 2006
finals.
He played for Japan as the No.1 goalkeeper following an injury to Kawaguchi, but himself sustained a broken finger in 2009. After recovering, he was named in the 2010 World Cup squad http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/sw20100510x1.html as one of two Japanese players (the other being Kawaguchi) to participate in 4 consecutive World Cups. However, despite performing impressively in the qualifiers, he was benched for the tournament in favour of his former understudy Eiji Kawashima
. He would make one last appearance for Japan when he captained the team to a 2-1 victory over Guatemala on 7 September 2010 before retiring from international duty.http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/news/newsid=1299632.html
In 2010, Narazaki became the first goalkeeper to receive the J. League Most Valuable Player
award.
|1995||rowspan="4"|Yokohama Flügels
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|1996||23||0||2||0||14||0||colspan="2"|-||39||0
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|1997||24||0||5||0||7||0||colspan="2"|-||36||0
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|1998||34||0||5||0||0||0||colspan="2"|-||39||0
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|1999||rowspan="9"|Nagoya Grampus Eight
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|2000||30||0||2||0||2||0||colspan="2"|-||34||0
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|2001||28||0||1||0||6||0||colspan="2"|-||35||0
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|2002||30||0||3||0||0||0||colspan="2"|-||33||0
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|2003||28||0||2||0||6||0||colspan="2"|-||36||0
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|2004||26||0||2||0||0||0||colspan="2"|-||28||0
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|2005||32||0||1||0||0||0||colspan="2"|-||33||0
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|2006||24||0||2||0||2||0||colspan="2"|-||28||0
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|2007||29||0||2||0||4||0||colspan="2"|-||35||0
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|2008||rowspan="3"|Nagoya Grampus
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|2009||26||0||3||0||0||0||6||0||35||0
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|2010
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|2010||8||0
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Nagoya Grampus
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
ese football
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
player, who currently plays for J. League Division 1 side Nagoya Grampus
Nagoya Grampus
are a Japanese association football club that play in the J. League. Based in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture and originally founded as the company team of the Toyota Motor Corp...
. He is a goalkeeper and a member of the Japanese national football team
Japan national football team
The Japan national football team represents Japan in association football and is operated by the Japan Football Association, the governing body for association football in Japan...
.
Playing career
After graduating from Nara Ikuei High School in 1995, he joined J. League side Yokohama FlügelsYokohama Flügels
was a Japanese football club that played in the J. League between 1993 and 1998. In 1999 the club was officially merged with local rivals Yokohama Marinos and the two teams became known together as Yokohama F. Marinos.- History :...
. He became the No. 1 GK for the club in August of that season. His first professional appearance came on August 16, 1995 in a league match against Bellmare Hiratsuka
Shonan Bellmare
are a Japanese professional football club, currently playing in the J. League Division 2. The team is located in Hiratsuka, in the west of Kanagawa Prefecture; their home stadium is Hiratsuka Athletics Stadium in Hiratsuka. The name Bellmare is derived from the Latin "bellum" for "war" and "mare"...
. He contributed to the club winning the Emperor's Cup
Emperor's Cup
, commonly known as or , is a Japanese association football competition. It has the longest tradition of any football tournament in Japan, dating back to 1921, before the formation of the J. League, Japan Football League and their predecessor, Japan Soccer League...
in 1998. When Flügels was merged with cross-town Yokohama Marinos
Yokohama F. Marinos
is a Japanese association football team that participates in the fully professional J. League Division 1; the top Japanese professional football league. Having won the J-League title three times and finished second twice, they are one of the most successful J-League clubs. The team are based in...
in 1999, he was signed by Nagoya Grampus Eight
Nagoya Grampus
are a Japanese association football club that play in the J. League. Based in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture and originally founded as the company team of the Toyota Motor Corp...
. He was again a member of the Emperor's Cup winning side in 1999 but this time with Nagoya.
He made his international debut for Japan on February 15, 1998 against Australia. He participated in three consecutive FIFA World Cup
FIFA World Cup
The FIFA World Cup, often simply the World Cup, is an international association football competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the members of Fédération Internationale de Football Association , the sport's global governing body...
finals. He played all the Japan matches in the 2002 FIFA World Cup
2002 FIFA World Cup
The 2002 FIFA World Cup was the 17th staging of the FIFA World Cup, held in South Korea and Japan from 31 May to 30 June. It was also the first World Cup held in Asia, and the last in which the golden goal rule was implemented. Brazil won the tournament for a record fifth time, beating Germany 2–0...
finals although Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi
Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi
, sometimes referred to as Yoshi Kawaguchi, is a Japanese footballer who plays as a goalkeeper. He is a former captain of the Japan national team.-Biography:...
was preferred ahead of him in the 1998
1998 FIFA World Cup
The 1998 FIFA World Cup, the 16th FIFA World Cup, was held in France from 10 June to 12 July 1998. France was chosen as host nation by FIFA on 2 July 1992. The tournament was won by France, who beat Brazil 3-0 in the final...
and 2006
2006 FIFA World Cup
The 2006 FIFA World Cup was the 18th FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football world championship tournament. It was held from 9 June to 9 July 2006 in Germany, which won the right to host the event in July 2000. Teams representing 198 national football associations from all six...
finals.
He played for Japan as the No.1 goalkeeper following an injury to Kawaguchi, but himself sustained a broken finger in 2009. After recovering, he was named in the 2010 World Cup squad http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/sw20100510x1.html as one of two Japanese players (the other being Kawaguchi) to participate in 4 consecutive World Cups. However, despite performing impressively in the qualifiers, he was benched for the tournament in favour of his former understudy Eiji Kawashima
Eiji Kawashima
is a Japanese goalkeeper currently playing for Lierse S.K..-Career:During his time at Omiya, Kawashima went overseas to train with Serie A club Parma, and also trained in Italy in January 2010....
. He would make one last appearance for Japan when he captained the team to a 2-1 victory over Guatemala on 7 September 2010 before retiring from international duty.http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/news/newsid=1299632.html
In 2010, Narazaki became the first goalkeeper to receive the J. League Most Valuable Player
J. League Most Valuable Player
The J-League Player of the Year is awarded by the J.League.-Wins By Club:...
award.
Career statistics
|-|1995||rowspan="4"|Yokohama Flügels
Yokohama Flügels
was a Japanese football club that played in the J. League between 1993 and 1998. In 1999 the club was officially merged with local rivals Yokohama Marinos and the two teams became known together as Yokohama F. Marinos.- History :...
||rowspan="4"|J. League 1||23||0||2||0||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||25||0
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|1996||23||0||2||0||14||0||colspan="2"|-||39||0
|-
|1997||24||0||5||0||7||0||colspan="2"|-||36||0
|-
|1998||34||0||5||0||0||0||colspan="2"|-||39||0
|-
|1999||rowspan="9"|Nagoya Grampus Eight
Nagoya Grampus
are a Japanese association football club that play in the J. League. Based in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture and originally founded as the company team of the Toyota Motor Corp...
||rowspan="9"|J. League 1||25||0||5||0||4||0||colspan="2"|-||34||0
|-
|2000||30||0||2||0||2||0||colspan="2"|-||34||0
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|2001||28||0||1||0||6||0||colspan="2"|-||35||0
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|2002||30||0||3||0||0||0||colspan="2"|-||33||0
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|2003||28||0||2||0||6||0||colspan="2"|-||36||0
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|2004||26||0||2||0||0||0||colspan="2"|-||28||0
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|2005||32||0||1||0||0||0||colspan="2"|-||33||0
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|2006||24||0||2||0||2||0||colspan="2"|-||28||0
|-
|2007||29||0||2||0||4||0||colspan="2"|-||35||0
|-
|2008||rowspan="3"|Nagoya Grampus
Nagoya Grampus
are a Japanese association football club that play in the J. League. Based in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture and originally founded as the company team of the Toyota Motor Corp...
||rowspan="3"|J. League 1||30||0||1||0||2||0||colspan="2"|-||33||0
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|2009||26||0||3||0||0||0||6||0||35||0
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|2010
2010 J. League Division 1
The 2010 J. League Division 1 season was the 46th season of the top-flight club football in Japan and the 18th season since the establishment of J1 League. The season began on March 6 and ended on December 4....
||34||0||0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|-||34||0
446||0||38||0||47||0||6||0||540||0
446||0||38||0||47||0||6||0||540||0
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|1998||2||0
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|1999||3||0
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|2000||9||0
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|2001||1||0
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|2002||10||0
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|2003||12||0
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|2004||9||0
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|2005||4||0
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|2006||0||0
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|2007||1||0
|-
|2008||12||0
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|2009||6||0
|-
|2010||8||0
|-
!Total||77||0
|}
Club team
Yokohama Flügels- Emperor's CupEmperor's Cup, commonly known as or , is a Japanese association football competition. It has the longest tradition of any football tournament in Japan, dating back to 1921, before the formation of the J. League, Japan Football League and their predecessor, Japan Soccer League...
: 19981998 Emperor's Cup-1st Round:*Omiya Ardija 1-0 TDK*三菱重工長崎 0-4 Chuo University*FCプリメーロ 1-0 日大山形高校*岐阜工業高校 1-2 鹿児島実業高校*Kawazoe Club 0-6 Ventforet Kofu*新日鐵大分 1-3 Doto University*Juntendo University 0-1 Otsuka Pharmaceuticals*三和クラブ 1-4 徳島市立高校*松下電工伊賀上野 0-5 Denso...
Nagoya Grampus
- J. League: 20102010 J. League Division 1The 2010 J. League Division 1 season was the 46th season of the top-flight club football in Japan and the 18th season since the establishment of J1 League. The season began on March 6 and ended on December 4....
- Emperor's CupEmperor's Cup, commonly known as or , is a Japanese association football competition. It has the longest tradition of any football tournament in Japan, dating back to 1921, before the formation of the J. League, Japan Football League and their predecessor, Japan Soccer League...
: 19991999 Emperor's Cup-Overview:It was contested by 80 teams, and Nagoya Grampus Eight won the championship.-1st Round:*Juntendo University 2-0 愛知学院大学*Tochigi 0-2 Júbilo Iwata Youth*草津東高校 0-2 Tokyo*初芝橋本高校 2-1 Hachinohe University*日本文理大学 1-2 Sagan Tosu*名古屋SC 3-4 Jatco...
Personal honors
- J. League Most Valuable PlayerJ. League Most Valuable PlayerThe J-League Player of the Year is awarded by the J.League.-Wins By Club:...
: 20102010 J. League Division 1The 2010 J. League Division 1 season was the 46th season of the top-flight club football in Japan and the 18th season since the establishment of J1 League. The season began on March 6 and ended on December 4.... - J. League Best Eleven: 1996, 1998, 2003, 2008, 20102010 J. League Division 1The 2010 J. League Division 1 season was the 46th season of the top-flight club football in Japan and the 18th season since the establishment of J1 League. The season began on March 6 and ended on December 4....