- Yuichiro Nagai
Football player infobox
playername = Yuichiro Nagai
fullname = Yuichiro Nagai
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1979|2|14
cityofbirth =Shinjuku, Tokyo
countryofbirth =Japan
height = height|m=1.84
currentclub = flagicon|JapanUrawa Red Diamonds
clubnumber = 9
youthyears =
youthclubs = flagicon|Japan Mitsubishi Yowa Junior
flagicon|Japan Mitsubishi Yowa Junior Youth
flagicon|Japan Mitsubishi Yowa Youth
position = Forward/Midfielder
years = 1997-present
1998-1999
clubs = flagicon|JapanUrawa Red Diamonds
flagicon|Germany →Karlsruher SC (loan)
caps(goals) = 266 0(62)
022 00(4)
nationalyears = 2003
nationalteam = flagicon|Japan Japan
nationalcaps(goals) = 004 00(1)
pcupdate =14 July 2008
ntupdate =14 July 2008 nihongo|Yuichiro Nagai|永井 雄一郎|Nagai Yūichirō|born14 February 1979 inShinjuku, Tokyo ,Japan is a Japanese football (soccer) player. He is a forward and currently plays forJ. League sideUrawa Red Diamonds .Playing career
Club
He played his youth football at Mitsubishi Yowa Club. After graduating from high school in 1997, he joined Urawa. He made his professional debut on
April 12 of that year in the opening league match against Yokohama Marinos atUrawa Komaba Stadium .Nagai was loaned out to German second division Bundesliga side Karlsruher from 1998 to 1999. He played 22 league games and scored four goals.
In 2003, he took over the number nine jersey from iconic
Masahiro Fukuda after the latter retired from the game. He scored a hat trick againstTokyo Verdy 1969 onAugust 21 ,2004 . In the same match, his teammateKoji Yamase also scored three goals. OnJanuary 1 ,2007 , he was instrumental in Urawa defending theEmperor's Cup by scoring a late winner assisted byMasayuki Okano .In
AFC Champions League 2007 , he helped Urawa win the tournament scoring 3 goals. He was named the player of the tournament. [languageicon|en|English [http://www.goal.com/en/Articolo.aspx?ContenutoId=480983 Urawa Reds In Raptures Over Asian Crown] ] [languageicon|en|English [http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/sports/20071115TDY20305.htm Reds rule Asia / Sink Sepahan to become 1st J.League club to win ACL, earn Club World Cup berth] ]International
He was a member of the Japan team for the
1997 FIFA World Youth Championship hosted byMalaysia . He scored a goal against Costa Rica at the group stage. The team was eliminated at the quarterfinal. He also represented Japan at the1999 FIFA World Youth Championship hosted byNigeria . He scored a goal in the semi-final against Uruguay and contributed to the team finishing runners-up in the competition.He made his full international debut for Japan on
April 21 ,2003 in a friendly against South Korea atSeoul World Cup Stadium . His first international goal was the winner in the same match. He is so far capped four times and scored one goal.Clubs
* 1997-1998: flagicon|Japan
Urawa Red Diamonds
* 1998-1999: flagicon|GermanyKarlsruher SC
* 1999-present: flagicon|JapanUrawa Red Diamonds National team
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International Goals
Honors and awards
Individual
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AFC Champions League Player of the Tournament: 2007Team
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AFC Champions League Winner: 2007
*J. League Winner: 2006
*Emperor's Cup Winner: 2005, 2006
*J. League Cup Winner: 2004
*Japanese Super Cup Winner: 2006
*FIFA World Youth Championship Runner-up: 1999References
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