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Shunsuke Nakamura

Shunsuke Nakamura

Shunsuke Nakamura is a Japanese football (soccer) player who currently plays for Yokohama Marinos in J-League. He is one of the most prominent and successful Asian players to have played in Europe and on 13 September 2006 became the first Japanese player to score in the UEFA Champions League and the second Asian player to do so. He is also well known for his free kick-taking abilities. Asteroid 29986 Shunsuke is also named in his honour.

 
 
Naohiro Takahara

Naohiro Takahara

Naohiro Takahara (高原 直泰, Takahara Naohiro, born June 4, 1979) is a Japanese footballer. He currently plays for Urawa Red Diamonds as a striker Takahara was born in Mishima, Shizuoka. He has previously played for Júbilo Iwata in Japan, Boca Juniors in Argentina, Hamburger SV and Eintracht Frankfurt in Germany. On December 3, 2006, he scored his first hat-trick in the German Bundesliga in a league game against Alemannia Aachen.

 
 
Hidetoshi Nakata

Hidetoshi Nakata

Hidetoshi Nakata, (中田 英寿, Nakata Hidetoshi, born January 22, 1977 in Yamanashi Prefecture), is a Japanese former football player. He was one of the most famous Asian footballers of his generation. Nakata began his professional career in 1995 and won the Asian Football Confederation Player of the Year award in 1997 and 1998, the Scudetto with A.S. Roma in 2001, played for Japan in three FIFA World Cup tournaments and played in the Olympics twice.

 
 
Yasuhito Endō

Yasuhito Endō

Yasuhito Endō is a Japanese footballer, who currently plays for the J. League team Gamba Osaka.

 
 
Yuji Nakazawa

Yuji Nakazawa

Yuji Nakazawa is a Japanese football (soccer) player who currently plays for J. League side Yokohama F. Marinos. He is a center back. He is captain of both Yokohama F. Marinos and the Japan national football team. His nickname is "Bomber" because of his distinctive hairstyle. Nakazawa is one of only 3 Japanese players to reach 100 caps for his country.

 
 
Junichi Inamoto

Junichi Inamoto

Junichi Inamoto (稲本 潤一, Inamoto Jun'ichi, born September 18, 1979) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a midfielder for Kawasaki Frontale.