Seigo Narazaki

Seigo Narazaki
楢﨑正剛
Personal information
Full name	Seigo Narazaki
Date of birth	15 April 1976 (age 50)
Place of birth	Kashiba, Nara, Japan
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Youth career
1992–1994	Nara Ikuei High School
Senior career*
Years	Team
1995–1998	Yokohama Flügels
1999–2018	Nagoya Grampus
Total
International career
2000	Japan Olympic (O.P.)
1998–2010	Japan
Medal record
Men's football
Representing Japan
AFC Asian Cup
FIFA Confederations Cup
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Seigo Narazaki (楢﨑正剛, Narazaki Seigo; born April 15, 1976) is a former Japanese football player. He played for the Japan national team.

Biography

After graduating from Nara Ikuei High School in 1995, he joined J1 League side Yokohama Flügels. He became the No.1 GK for the club in August of that season. His first game was on August 16, 1995 in a league match against Bellmare Hiratsuka.

The first time he played for Japan was on February 15, 1998 against Australia. He played in three World Cup finals in a row. He played all the Japan matches in the 2002 World Cup finals, but Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi played instead of him in the 1998 and 2006 finals.^[2]

He played for Japan as the No.1 goalkeeper because Kawaguchi was injured. However, Narazaki himself got a broken finger in 2009. After it healed, he was named in the 2010 World Cup squad.^[3] He was one of two Japanese players (the other being Kawaguchi) to play in 4 World Cups in a row. However, even though he played well in the qualifiers, he did not play in the tournament. Eiji Kawashima was played instead. He played once more for Japan when he captained the team to a 2-1 victory over Guatemala on 7 September 2010. He then retired from playing for his country.^[4]^[5]

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition^[6]
Club	Season	League			National Cup		League Cup		Continental		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Yokohama Flügels	1995	J1 League	23	0	2	0	—		—		25	0
	1996		23	0	2	0	14	0	—		39	0
	1997		24	0	5	0	7	0	—		36	0
	1998		34	0	5	0	0	0	—		39	0
	Total		104	0	14	0	21	0	—		139	0
Nagoya Grampus Eight	1999	J1 League	25	0	5	0	4	0	—		34	0
	2000		30	0	2	0	2	0	—		34	0
	2001		28	0	1	0	6	0	—		35	0
	2002		30	0	3	0	0	0	—		33	0
	2003		28	0	2	0	6	0	—		36	0
	2004		26	0	2	0	0	0	—		28	0
	2005		32	0	1	0	0	0	—		33	0
	2006		24	0	2	0	2	0	—		28	0
	2007		29	0	2	0	4	0	—		35	0
Nagoya Grampus	2008		30	0	1	0	2	0	—		33	0
	2009		26	0	3	0	0	0	6	0	35	0
	2010		34	0	0	0	0	0	—		34	0
	2011		24	0	3	0	2	0	6	0	34	0
	2012		32	0	4	0	1	0	7	0	34	0
	2013		34	0	1	0	6	0	—		41	0
	2014		34	0	2	0	6	0	—		42	0
	2015		34	0	0	0	6	0	—		40	0
	2016		27	0	1	0	3	0	—		31	0
	2017	J2 League	29	0	0	0	—		—		29	0
	2018	J1 League	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	Total		556	0	35	0	50	0	19	0	660	0
Career total			660	0	49	0	71	0	19	0	799	0

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year^[7]
National team	Year	Apps
Japan	1998	2
	1999	3
	2000	9
	2001	1
	2002	10
	2003	12
	2004	9
	2005	4
	2006	0
	2007	1
	2008	12
	2009	6
	2010	8
Total		77

Honors

Club

Yokohama Flügels

Emperor's Cup: 1998

Nagoya Grampus

International

Japan

AFC Asian Cup: 2004

Individual

J.League Most Valuable Player: 2010
J.League Best Eleven: 1996, 1998, 2003, 2008, 2010, 2011

References

↑ "2006 FIFA World Cup Germany: List of Players: Japan" (PDF). FIFA. 21 March 2014. p. 16. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 June 2019.
↑ "FIFA.com". Archived from the original on 2013-10-17. Retrieved 2017-10-29.
↑ "Kawaguchi returns as Okada announces World Cup squad | the Japan Times Online". Archived from the original on 2012-07-15. Retrieved 2012-02-15.
↑ "Narazaki retires from international duty". Archived from the original on 2010-09-10. Retrieved 2012-02-15.
↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-04-26. Retrieved 2017-10-29.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
↑ Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "2017 J1&J2&J3選手名鑑 (NSK MOOK)", 8 February 2017, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411420 (p. 155 out of 289)
↑ Japan National Football Team Database

Other websites

Seigō Narazaki at Soccerway.com

Seigō Narazaki at WorldFootball.net

Seigō Narazaki at National-Football-Teams.com

Seigō Narazaki at kicker (in German)

Seigō Narazaki at FBref.com

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[1] "2006 FIFA World Cup Germany: List of Players: Japan" (PDF). FIFA. 21 March 2014. p. 16. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 June 2019.

[2] "FIFA.com". Archived from the original on 2013-10-17. Retrieved 2017-10-29.

[3] "Kawaguchi returns as Okada announces World Cup squad | the Japan Times Online". Archived from the original on 2012-07-15. Retrieved 2012-02-15.

[4] "Narazaki retires from international duty". Archived from the original on 2010-09-10. Retrieved 2012-02-15.

[5] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-04-26. Retrieved 2017-10-29.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[6] Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "2017 J1&J2&J3選手名鑑 (NSK MOOK)", 8 February 2017, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411420 (p. 155 out of 289)

[JNFTD-7] Japan National Football Team Database

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