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Kazuaki Nagasawa
長澤 和明
Personal information
Full name Kazuaki Nagasawa
Date of birth (1958-02-04) February 4, 1958 (age 66)
Place of birth Shizuoka, Shizuoka, Japan
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1973–1975 Shimizu Higashi High School
1976–1979 Tokyo University of Agriculture
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1980–1989 Yamaha Motors 123 (9)
Total 123 (9)
International career
1978–1985 Japan 9 (0)
Managerial career
1991–1993 Yamaha Motors
1995–1996 Suzuyo Shimizu FC Lovely Ladies
1997 Honda
1999–2001 Sony Sendai
Medal record
Yamaha Motors
Winner Japan Soccer League 1987/88
Winner Emperor's Cup 1982
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Kazuaki Nagasawa (長澤 和明, Nagasawa Kazuaki, born February 4, 1958) is a former Japanese football player and manager. He played for Japan national team. His daughter is an actress Masami Nagasawa.

Club career

Nagasawa was born in Shizuoka on February 4, 1958. After graduating from Tokyo University of Agriculture, he joined Yamaha Motors in 1980. Although he played as regular player, he could not play in the game at the end of his career for injury. He retired in 1989. He played 123 games and scored 9 goals in the league.

National team career

On July 13, 1978, when Nagasawa was a Tokyo University of Agriculture student, he debuted for Japan national team against Iraq. Although he did not play for Japan from 1979, in 1985, he played for Japan at 1986 World Cup qualification for the first time in 7 years. He played 9 games for Japan until 1985.[1]

Coaching career

After retirement, Nagasawa started coaching career at Yamaha Motors (later Júbilo Iwata). In 1991, he became a manager. He led the club to won 2nd place at Japan Football League in 1993 and promoted to J1 League. He resigned end of 1993 season. He signed with L.League club Suzuyo Shimizu FC Lovely Ladies in 1995. In 1997, he moved to Honda. In 1999, he signed with Sony Sendai and managed until August 2001. From 2001, he managed some university and high school.

Club statistics

[2]

Club performance League
Season Club League Apps Goals
Japan League
1980 Yamaha Motors JSL Division 1 17 0
1981 18 2
1982 JSL Division 2 15 1
1983 JSL Division 1 17 1
1984 9 2
1985/86 18 2
1986/87 21 1
1987/88 0 0
1988/89 0 0
Total 123 9

National team statistics

[1]

Japan national team
Year Apps Goals
1978 6 0
1979 0 0
1980 0 0
1981 0 0
1982 0 0
1983 0 0
1984 0 0
1985 3 0
Total 9 0

References

  1. ^ a b Japan National Football Team Database
  2. ^ Kazuaki Nagasawa at National-Football-Teams.com
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