Seigo Narazaki

Seigo Narazaki
楢﨑 正剛
Personal information
Full nameSeigo Narazaki[1]
Date of birth15 April 1976
Place of birthKashiba, Nara, Japan
Height1.87 m (6 ft 1 1⁄2 in)
Playing positionGoalkeeper
Club information
Current team
Nagoya Grampus
Number1
Youth career
1989–1991Kashibashi Jr.H.S.
1992–1994Nara Ikuei H.S.
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
1995–1998Yokohama Flügels104(0)
1999–Nagoya Grampus466(0)
National team‡
2000Japan U-234(0)
1998–2010[2]Japan77(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18 February 2015.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 7 September 2010 (UTC)

Seigo Narazaki (楢﨑 正剛 Narazaki Seigō, born 15 April 1976 in Kashiba, Nara) is a Japanese football player, who currently plays for J. League Division 1 side Nagoya Grampus. He is a goalkeeper and a former member of the Japanese national football team.

Playing career

After graduating from Nara Ikuei High School in 1995, he joined J. League side Yokohama Flügels. He became the No. 1 GK for the club in August of that season. His first professional appearance came on 16 August 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 15 February 1998 against Australia.[2] 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.[3]

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 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.[4]

In 2010, Narazaki became the first goalkeeper to receive the J. League Most Valuable Player award.[5]

Career statistics

Club performance League Cup League Cup Continental Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Japan League Emperor's Cup J. League Cup Asia Total
1995Yokohama FlügelsJ. League 123020--250
199623020140-390
19972405070-360
19983405000-390
1999Nagoya Grampus EightJ. League 12505040-340
20003002020-340
20012801060-350
20023003000-330
20032802060-360
20042602000-280
20053201000-330
20062402020-280
20072902040-350
2008Nagoya GrampusJ. League 13001020-330
2009260300060350
20103400000-340
2011240302060340
2012320401070340
20133401060-410
20143402060-420
Total 57004805201906990

[2]

Japan national team
YearAppsGoals
199820
199930
200090
200110
2002100
2003120
200490
200540
200600
200710
2008120
200960
201080
Total770

Honor and awards

National team

Japan

Club team

Yokohama Flügels
Nagoya Grampus

Personal honors

External links

References

  1. ↑ "FIFA World Cup South Africa 2010: List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. 4 June 2010. p. 16. Retrieved 20 April 2014.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "NARAZAKI Seigo". Japan National Football Team Database.
  3. ↑ FIFA.com
  4. ↑ Narazaki retires from international duty
  5. ↑ "Goalkeeper Narazaki named player of year". The Japan Times. 7 December 2010. Retrieved 28 December 2012.