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Yuji Nakazawa

1978 - Today

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Yuji Nakazawa (中澤 佑二, Nakazawa Yūji; born 25 February 1978) is a Japanese former professional footballer who most notably played as a centre back for J1 League sides Tokyo Verdy and Yokohama F. Marinos. He was the formerly the captain of the Japan national team. His nickname is "The Bomber" because of his distinctive hairstyle and heading ability. Nakazawa is one of only seven Japanese players to reach 100 caps for his national team and he is the third highest number of J.League all-time appearances in history with 593 appearances. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 59 different languages on Wikipedia. Yuji Nakazawa is the 6,496th most popular soccer player (down from 5,663rd in 2024), the 2,099th most popular biography from Japan (down from 1,704th in 2019) and the 687th most popular Japanese Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Yuji Nakazawa ranks 6,496 out of 21,273. Before him are František Straka, Jan Fiala, Dubravko Pavličić, Fernando Álvez, Aleksandr Golovin, and Emmanuel Olisadebe. After him are Marco Storari, Matuzalém, Sergio Navarro, Simone Zaza, Charles De Ketelaere, and John Doyle.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1978, Yuji Nakazawa ranks 321. Before him are Robert Kirkman, Giorgi Latso, Amanda Schull, Yael Naim, Will Champion, and Emmanuel Olisadebe. After him are Gulnara Samitova-Galkina, Benjamin Raich, Mr. Porter, Bebe, Tomas Danilevičius, and Ali Karimi.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Yuji Nakazawa ranks 2,099 out of 6,245. Before him are Kazuya Tsurumaki (1966), Kohei Imazeki (1994), Norio Omura (1969), Yuki Takabayashi (1980), Yuka Miyazaki (1983), and Takuya Onishi (1975). After him are Yoshinori Kitase (1966), Masaharu Suzuki (1970), Ayumi Hara (1979), Shun Aso (1985), Kazuto Nishida (1998), and Hisashi Kurosaki (1968).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Japan

Among soccer players born in Japan, Yuji Nakazawa ranks 687. Before him are Keisuke Makino (1969), Shunichi Nakajima (1982), Kohei Imazeki (1994), Norio Omura (1969), Yuki Takabayashi (1980), and Yuka Miyazaki (1983). After him are Masaharu Suzuki (1970), Ayumi Hara (1979), Shun Aso (1985), Kazuto Nishida (1998), Hisashi Kurosaki (1968), and Shohei Kamada (1980).

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