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Akihiro Nagashima

Akihiro Nagashima
永島 昭浩
Personal information
Full name Akihiro Nagashima
Date of birth (1964-04-09) April 9, 1964 (age 60)
Place of birth Kobe, Hyogo, Japan
Height 1.82 m (5 ft 11+12 in)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
1980–1982 Mikage Technical High School
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1983–1993 Gamba Osaka
1994–1995 Shimizu S-Pulse 38 (9)
1995–2000 Vissel Kobe 138 (67)
International career
1990–1991 Japan 4 (0)
Medal record
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Akihiro Nagashima (永島 昭浩, Nagashima Akihiro, born April 9, 1964) is a former Japanese football player. He played for the Japan national team.

Club career

Nagashima was born in Kobe on April 9, 1964. After graduating from high school, he joined the Regional Leagues club Matsushita Electric (now Gamba Osaka) in 1983. In 1984, the club was promoted to the Japan Soccer League. The club won the 1990 Emperor's Cup. In 1992, the Japan Soccer League dissolved and founded a new league, J1 League. On June 5, 1993, Nagashima scored a hat-trick against Nagoya Grampus Eight, becoming the first Japanese player in J1 League to do so. In 1994, he moved to Shimizu S-Pulse.

In January 1995, the Great Hanshin earthquake occurred in his local Kobe. In June, Nagashima moved to Japan Football League club Vissel Kobe to encourage those in the disaster area. In 1996, the club won the 2nd place and was promoted to J1 League. He played 138 games and scored 67 goals for the club. He retired in 2000.

National team career

On July 27, 1990, Nagashima debuted for Japan national team against South Korea. He played four games for Japan until 1991.[1]

Personal life

He is the father of Yūmi Nagashima (born November 23, 1991), an announcer for Fuji TV.[2]

Club statistics

Club performance League Cup League Cup Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Japan League Emperor's Cup J.League Cup Total
1983 Matsushita Electric Regional Leagues
1984 JSL Division 2 7 0 0 0 2 0 9 0
1985/86 6 2 1 0 2 0 9 2
1986/87 JSL Division 1 22 7 2 0 1 0 25 7
1987/88 JSL Division 2 14 6 3 0 1 0 18 6
1988/89 JSL Division 1 21 5 2 0 1 0 24 5
1989/90 22 15 1 0 0 0 23 15
1990/91 21 8 5 4 1 1 27 13
1991/92 21 8 3 3 24 11
1992 Gamba Osaka J1 League - 3 2 9 5 12 7
1993 32 12 0 0 6 5 38 17
1994 Shimizu S-Pulse J1 League 28 8 0 0 1 1 29 9
1995 10 1 0 0 - 10 1
1995 Vissel Kobe Football League 15 10 3 0 - 18 10
1996 28 17 3 5 - 31 22
1997 J1 League 32 22 2 1 5 3 39 26
1998 28 10 2 2 3 1 33 13
1999 26 7 0 0 1 0 27 7
2000 9 1 0 0 1 0 10 1
Total 342 139 27 14 37 19 406 172

National team statistics

[1]

Japan national team
Year Apps Goals
1990 3 0
1991 1 0
Total 4 0

Awards

References