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Japan · 2000–07Shunsuke Nakamura
Rating
Caps
98
Goals
24
Life
1978
Clubs
Yokohama F. Marinos, AS Reggina 1914, Celtic
#5
Editorial rank of 33 for Japan
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The people's rank, live from duel votes
Celtic Park, 21 November 2006: Nakamura bent a free kick from 30 yards past Edwin van der Sar late on, and the 1-0 win over Manchester United sent Celtic into the knockout rounds for the first time. He was Asian Cup champion with Japan in 2000 and 2004, best player of the 2004 tournament, and won three Scottish titles, a Scottish Cup, two League Cups and Scotland's 2007 player of the year award at Celtic. Career record: 98 caps and 24 goals for Japan; club career at Yokohama F. Marinos, AS Reggina 1914, Celtic.
Career record
| 1997–2002 | Yokohama F. Marinos |
| 2002–2005 | AS Reggina 1914 |
| 2005–2009 | Celtic |
| 2009–2010 | RCD Espanyol de Barcelona |
| 2010–2016 | Yokohama F. Marinos |
| 2017–2019 | Júbilo Iwata |
| 2019–2022 | Yokohama |
| Japan | 98 caps, 24 goals |
Shared the era
Japan legends whose careers overlapped Nakamura's