Yuji Nakagawa

Yuji Nakagawa
中川 雄二
Personal information
Full name Yuji Nakagawa
Date of birth (1978-10-22) October 22, 1978 (age 46)
Place of birth Ube, Yamaguchi, Japan
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
1997–2000 Meiji University
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2010 Kataller Toyama 302 (0)
Total 302 (0)
Medal record
Representing  Japan
AFC U-16 Championship
Gold medal – first place 1994 Qatar
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Yuji Nakagawa (中川 雄二, Nakagawa Yuji, born October 22, 1978) is a former Japanese football player. He is the goalkeeper coach J2 League club of Ventforet Kofu.

Club career

Nakagawa was born in Ube on October 22, 1978. After graduating from Meiji University, he joined Japan Football League club YKK (later YKK AP, Kataller Toyama) in 2001. He played as regular goalkeeper from first season. The club was promoted J2 League in 2009. He retired end of 2010 season.

National team career

In August 1995, Nakagawa was elected for the Japan U-17 national team for 1995 U-17 World Championship, but he did not play a single minute during the championship.

Club statistics

Club performance League Cup Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Japan League Emperor's Cup Total
2001 YKK Football League 30 0 - 30 0
2002 17 0 17 0
2003 28 0 - 28 0
2004 YKK AP Football League 30 0 - 30 0
2005 30 0 - 30 0
2006 33 0 3 0 36 0
2007 30 0 - 30 0
2008 Kataller Toyama Football League 30 0 2 0 32 0
2009 J2 League 46 0 1 0 47 0
2010 28 0 1 0 29 0
Country Japan 302 0 7 0 309 0
Total 302 0 7 0 309 0

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