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Hidetoshi Nakata
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Hidetoshi Nakata (Nakata Hidetoshi; born January 22, 1977), is a Japanese football player. He is one of the most famous Asian soccer players.
After playing for five different clubs in Italy (and winning an Italian league title), Nakata has moved to England in August 2005 to try his luck in the Premiership with a loan spell at Bolton Wanderers. Nakata's first start for Bolton was in the club's first-ever European match, the first leg of their UEFA Cup tie against Bulgarian side Lokomotiv Plovdiv, which Bolton won 2-1.
Clubs
Bolton Wanderers August 2005 - present (loan deal)
Fiorentina July 2004 - August 2005
Bologna January 2004 - July 2004 (loan deal)
Parma July 2001 - January 2004
Roma January 2000 - July 2001
Perugia July 1998 - January 2000
Bellmare Hiratsuka (Japan) 1997 - July 1998
Japanese national team
May 1997 - present
Debut against South Korea
FIFA World Cup appearances: 1998 2002
Honors
Selected to FIFA 100: 2004
Coppa Italia: 2002 (with AC Parma)
Serie A Champions: 2001 (with AS Roma)
AFC Asian Player of the Year: 1997 1998 |
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