A Japanese football winger, Shunsuke Nakamura has played for Yokohama Marinos. Reggina, Celtic and the Japanese national team.
Japan have moved another step closer to qualifying for the 2011 Asian Cup with a 4-0 thrashing of Hong Kong. VfL Wolfsburg star Makoto Hasebe opened the scoring just after the half-hour with a 25-yard rocket.
Publ.Date : Wed, 18 Nov 2009 13:58:35 GMTHONG KONG (Kyodo) Japan wrapped up the year on a high note Wednesday with a comfortable 4-0 win over minnows Hong Kong in the final round of qualifying for the 2011 Asian Cup. Makoto Hasebe fired Japan in front with his first international goal just after the half hour mark and Hisato Sato headed the second before late goals from Shunsuke Nakamura and Shinji Okazaki secured the points in Group A.
Publ.Date : Wed, 18 Nov 2009 21:07:04 GMTHONG KONG, Nov 18 - Japan brushed off the effects of jet-leg to beat Hong Kong 4-0 and stay top of their 2011 Asian Cup qualifying group today. Midfielder Shunsuke Nakamura was among the scorers for the visitors, forced to qualify for the tournament after losing the third-place playoff to South Korea two years ago.
Publ.Date : Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:06:20 GMT
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Nakamura was named Most Valuable Player in the 2004 Asian Cup, which Japan won. Nakamura was also part of the 2000 Asian Cup winning team.
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