For voice actor born Hitoshi Nakata, see Jouji Nakata.
Hitoshi Nakata
中田 仁司
FullnameHitoshi Nakata
Birth dateJanuary 17, 1962 (age 64)
Birth placeOsaka, Japan
Height1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
PositionMidfielder
Youthyears 11977–1979
Youthclubs 1Nihon University High School
Youthyears 21980–1983
Youthclubs 2Tokai University
Years 11984–1991
Clubs 1Fujita Industries
Years 21991–1993
Clubs 2Otsuka Pharmaceutical
Manageryears 12005
Managerclubs 1Nagoya Grampus Eight
Manageryears 22015
Managerclubs 2Yokohama FC
Manageryears 32016–2017
Managerclubs 3Yokohama FC

Hitoshi Nakata (中田 仁司, Nakata Hitoshi, born January 17, 1962) is a former Japanese football player and manager.

Playing career

Nakata was born in Osaka Prefecture on January 17, 1962. After graduating from Tokai University, he played Fujita Industries (1984-1991) and Otsuka Pharmaceutical (1991-1993).

Coaching career

After retirement, Nakata started coaching career at Otsuka Pharmaceutical (later Tokushima Vortis). He coached at Otsuka Pharmaceutical (1993-1995), Yokohama F. Marinos (1996-1999), Cerezo Osaka (2000-2003) and Nagoya Grampus Eight (2004-2007). In 2005, he also managed Nagoya Grampus Eight from September to December. In 2008, he moved to Tokushima Vortis and became Technical Advisor until October 2014. In 2015, he moved to Yokohama FC and became Technical Director. In September 2015, manager Miloš Rus resigned for health reasons.[1] Nakata became a manager and managed 11 matches until the end of the season. In 2016 season, although Rus returned to manager, Rus resigned for heart arrhythmia in June.[2] So, Nakata became a manager again.[3] In October 2017, he was sacked for poor performance.[4]

Managerial statistics

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TeamFromToRecord
GWDLWin %
Nagoya Grampus Eight20052005
Yokohama FC20152015
Yokohama FC20162017
Total

References

  1. ^ Yokohama FC(in Japanese)
  2. ^ Yokohama FC(in Japanese)
  3. ^ Yokohama FC(in Japanese)
  4. ^ Yokohama FC(in Japanese)
  5. ^ J.League Data Site(in Japanese)