Koji Nakajima

Koji Nakajima (中島 浩司, Nakajima Koji, born August 20, 1977) is a former Japanese football player.

Koji Nakajima
中島 浩司
Personal information
Full name Koji Nakajima
Date of birth (1977-08-20) August 20, 1977
Place of birth Sakai, Osaka, Japan
Height 1.82 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1993–1995 Sendai Ikuei High School
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1996–2002 Vegalta Sendai 83 (4)
2003–2008 JEF United Chiba 96 (2)
2009–2013 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 99 (5)
Total 278 (11)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Playing career

Nakajima was born in Sakai on August 20, 1977. After graduating from high school, he joined Japan Football League club Brummel Sendai (later Vegalta Sendai) in 1996. He played many matches as defensive midfielder from 1997 and the club was promoted to J2 League from 1999. However his opportunity to play decreased and he could not play at all in the match from 2001. Although the club was promoted to J1 League from 2002, he could not play at all in the match and he was released from the club end of 2002 season. In 2003, he moved to J1 club JEF United Ichihara (later JEF United Chiba). He was appreciated by manager Ivica Osim and also played many matches as center back not only defensive midfielder. The club also won the champions 2005 and 2006 J.League Cup. Although he played many matches after Osim left the club in 2006, he could hardly play in the match since Alex Miller became new manager in May 2008. In 2009, he moved to Sanfrecce Hiroshima. He became a regular player as defensive midfielder and center back. The club also won the 2nd place 2010 J.League Cup. From 2012, although he could not play many matches, the club won the champions 2012 and 2013 J1 League. He retired end of 2013 season.

Club statistics

[1][2]

Club performance League Cup League Cup Continental Total
SeasonClubLeague AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
Japan League Emperor's Cup J.League Cup Asia Total
1996Brummel SendaiFootball League0000--00
19971711000-181
19982114140-292
1999Vegalta SendaiJ2 League2622121-304
20001900010-200
2001000000-00
2002J1 League000000-00
Total8347271-977
2003JEF United IchiharaJ1 League303031-91
20041601050-220
2005JEF United ChibaJ1 League1112051-182
20062611071-342
20072701020-300
20081301031-171
Total96290254-1306
2009Sanfrecce HiroshimaJ1 League3002061-381
2010322205060452
20113322020-372
2012210050-71
20132000004060
Total995601811001336
Career total 2781122250610036019

References
  1. Koji Nakajima at J.League (in Japanese)
  2. Sanfrecce Hiroshima (November 25, 2013)(in Japanese)
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