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 GMTTokyo On June 6 this year, Japan became the first country to qualify for next year's World Cup finals in South Africa when they won 1-0 in Uzbekistan. With two games to go in the Asian qualifying campaign the victory ensured Japan a top-two finish in...
Publ.Date : Tue, 24 Nov 2009 05:26:10 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 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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