Masashi Nakayama

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Masashi Nakayama
Personal information
Full name Masashi Nakayama
Date of birth 23 September 1967 (1967-09-23) (age 44)
Place of birth Okabe, Shizuoka, Japan
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 1⁄2 in)
Playing position Striker
Club information
Current club Consadole Sapporo
Number 9
Youth career
1983–1985 Fujieda-Higashi H.S.
1986–1989 Tsukuba University
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
1990–2009 Yamaha Motors / Júbilo Iwata 419 (207)
2010– Consadole Sapporo 12 (0)
National team‡
1990–2003 Japan 53 (21)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 30 December 2011.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 30 December 2010

Masashi Nakayama (中山 雅史 Nakayama Masashi?, born 23 September 1967) is a professional footballer currently playing for Consadole Sapporo of the J. League Division 1.[1] Born in Shizuoka, Gon Nakayama attended Fujieda Higashi High School and Tsukuba University before he joined Jubilo Iwata of the Japan Football League, a precursor to the J. League, which consisted of company sponsored teams.

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[edit] Career

Playing as a Forward, Nakayama made his J. League debut on March 11, 1994. From then until 2009, he was an ever-present part of the Jubilo lineup as they were consistently one of the top teams in the J. League since its inception. With a strike-rate of more than a goal every two games throughout his career, Nakayama was the inspirational and talismanic leader for both Jubilo Iwata and the Japanese national team.

At the 1998 FIFA World Cup finals in France, Nakayama scored the only goal of the tournament and the first goal for Japan in the history of the World Cup against Jamaica on June 26, 1998. As of 2009, he has scored 21 goals in 53 appearances for the Japanese national team, which places him 8th all-time among goalscorers for his country.

Nakayama also holds the world record fastest hat-trick at international level. He managed three goals in a FIFA World Cup qualification match against Brunei on 16 February 2000 in only three minutes and three seconds, beating the previous record of Englishman George William Hall set in 1938 (against Ireland) by 27 seconds. This striker becomes a record-holder with other hat-tricks, that he did it in four successive games of J.League, from April 15 to April 29 in 1998. He scored 16 times in these games. The record is recognized by the Guinness Book of World Records

Affectionately known as Gon, Nakayama is a fan favorite among many casual Japanese football fans for his outspoken and humorous nature. Now in the twilight of his career, injuries and age have taken a toll on Nakayama's skills but he still remains a favorite of the Jubilo faithful, as evidenced by the fact that he draws the loudest cheers by far from the home crowd at Yamaha Stadium when his name is announced during warm-ups or when he comes on as a substitute.

[edit] Statistics

Last updated: 30 December 2010

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
1990/91 Yamaha Motors JSL Division 1 13 4 2 1 - 15 5
1991/92 18 15 1 0 - 19 15
1992 Football League 16 13 - - 16 13
1993 18 18 1 0 0 0 - 19 18
1994 Júbilo Iwata J. League 1 12 3 0 0 0 0 - 12 3
1995 45 18 0 0 - - 45 18
1996 27 9 0 0 13 7 - 40 16
1997 27 18 4 2 11 6 - 42 26
1998 27 36 3 4 0 0 - 30 40
1999 23 6 1 2 1 1 - 25 9
2000 29 20 3 2 4 1 - 36 23
2001 30 16 1 0 8 4 - 39 20
2002 29 16 3 2 7 3 - 39 21
2003 12 3 5 0 2 1 - 19 4
2004 19 3 4 1 5 0 4 1 32 5
2005 29 6 2 0 2 0 1 0 34 6
2006 13 1 1 0 3 1 - 17 2
2007 15 1 2 0 5 1 - 22 2
2008 16 1 2 1 3 1 - 21 3
2009 1 0 1 0 1 0 - 3 0
2010 Consadole Sapporo J. League 2 12 0 1 0 - - 13 0
2011 0 0 0 0 - - 0 0
Total 431 207 68 27 5 1
Japan national team
Year Apps Goals
1990 1 0
1991 0 0
1992 6 3
1993 8 4
1994 0 0
1995 4 1
1996 0 0
1997 2 2
1998 10 4
1999 1 0
2000 7 6
2001 8 1
2002 3 0
2003 3 0
Total 53 21

[edit] International goals

# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. August 29, 1992 Beijing, China PR  South Korea 2-2 Draw Dynasty Cup 1992
2. November 1, 1992 Hiroshima, Japan  North Korea 1-1 Draw 1992 AFC Asian Cup Group Stage
3. November 6, 1992 Hiroshima, Japan  China PR 3-2 Won 1992 AFC Asian Cup Semi-finals
4. May 5, 1993 Dubai, United Arab Emirates  Sri Lanka 5-0 Won 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification
5. October 18, 1993 Doha, Qatar  Iran 1-2 Lost 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification
6. October 21, 1993 Doha, Qatar  North Korea 3-0 Won 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification
7. October 28, 1993 Doha, Qatar  Iraq 2-2 Draw 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification
8. May 28, 1995 Tokyo, Japan  Ecuador 3-0 Won Friendly
9. November 8, 1997 Tokyo, Japan  Kazakhstan 5-1 Won 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
10. November 16, 1997 Johor Bahru, Malaysia  Iran 3-2 Won 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification AFC Play-off
11. March 1, 1998 Yokohama, Japan  South Korea 2-1 Won Dynasty Cup 1998
12. April 1, 1998 Korea Republic  South Korea 1-2 Lost Friendly
13. June 26, 1998 Lyon, France  Jamaica 1-2 Lost 1998 FIFA World Cup Group Stage
14. October 28, 1998 Osaka, Japan  Egypt 1-0 Won Friendly
15. February 13, 2000 Macau  Singapore 3-0 Won 2000 AFC Asian Cup qualification
16. February 16, 2000 Macau  Brunei 9-0 Won 2000 AFC Asian Cup qualification
17. February 16, 2000 Macau  Brunei 9-0 Won 2000 AFC Asian Cup qualification
18. February 16, 2000 Macau  Brunei 9-0 Won 2000 AFC Asian Cup qualification
19. February 20, 2000 Macau  Macau 3-0 Won 2000 AFC Asian Cup qualification
20. February 20, 2000 Macau  Macau 3-0 Won 2000 AFC Asian Cup qualification
21. August 15, 2001 Fukuroi, Japan  Australia 3-0 Won AFC/OFC Cup Challenge

[edit] National team

[edit] Honors and awards

[edit] Individual

[edit] Team

[edit] Trivia

  • Nakayama is currently the all time top goal scorer in J. League division 1 with 157 goals.
  • Nakayama appeared on the front cover of the Japanese releases of Konami's Winning Eleven video game series (WE 6 and WE 6: Final Evolution) in 2002 and 2003.
  • He married actress Tomoko Ikuta in 1996, and together they had a daughter. Ikuta did the voice-over for lead actress Lee Young Ae in the Japanese version of the popular South Korean TV series Dae Jang Geum.

[edit] References

  1. ^ "Stats Centre: Masashi Nakayama Facts". Guardian.co.uk. http://guardian.touch-line.com/StatsCentre.asp?Lang=0&CTID=63&CPID=152&pStr=Player&PLID=65564&TEID=3540. Retrieved 2010-04-24. 

[edit] External links

Consadole Sapporo – current squad
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