Hideki Nagai (永井 秀樹, Nagai Hideki, born 26 January 1971) is a former Japanese football player and manager. He is current manager of Tokyo Verdy. His younger brother Atsushi Nagai is also a former footballer.

Hideki Nagai
永井 秀樹
Personal information
Full name Hideki Nagai
Date of birth (1971-01-26) 26 January 1971 (age 53)
Place of birth Kagoshima, Japan
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 8+12 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1986–1988 Kunimi High School
1989–1991 Kokushikan University
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1992–1997 Verdy Kawasaki 54 (5)
1995Fukuoka Blux (loan) 12 (3)
1996Shimizu S-Pulse (loan) 29 (3)
1998 Yokohama Flügels 32 (12)
1999–2000 Yokohama F. Marinos 43 (5)
2001–2002 Tokyo Verdy 31 (7)
2004 Oita Trinita 2 (0)
2005 FC Ryukyu 8 (4)
2006–2007 Tokyo Verdy 47 (4)
2008–2013 FC Ryukyu 97 (9)
2014–2016 Tokyo Verdy 32 (0)
Total 387 (52)
Managerial career
2019–2021 Tokyo Verdy
Medal record
Tokyo Verdy
Winner J1 League 1993
Winner J1 League 1994
Winner J.League Cup 1992
Winner J.League Cup 1993
Winner J.League Cup 1994
Runner-up Emperor's Cup 1992
Shimizu S-Pulse
Winner J.League Cup 1996
Yokohama Flügels
Winner Emperor's Cup 1998
Yokohama F. Marinos
Runner-up J1 League 2000
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Playing career

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Nagai was born in Kagoshima Prefecture on 26 January 1971.[1] After dropped out from Kokushikan University, he joined Verdy Kawasaki (later Tokyo Verdy) in 1992. Although he played many matches as offensive midfielder and the club won the champions 1993, 1994 J1 League, 1992, 1993 and 1994 J.League Cup, he could not become a regular behind Ruy Ramos, Tsuyoshi Kitazawa and Bismarck. In 1995, he moved to Japan Football League club Fukuoka Blux. The club won the champions in 1995 and was promoted to J1 League. In 1996, he moved to Shimizu S-Pulse. He played as regular player and the club won the champions 1996 J.League Cup their first title. He returned to Verdy in 1997 and he moved to Yokohama Flügels in 1998. He played as central player and the club won the champions 1998 Emperor's Cup. However the club was disbanded end of 1998 season due to financial strain, he moved to Yokohama F. Marinos in 1999.

In 2000, he returned to Verdy and played 2002. After a year's blank, he joined Oita Trinita in 2004. However he could hardly play in the match. In 2005, he moved to Regional Leagues club FC Ryukyu. The club was promoted to Japan Football League (JFL) end of 2005 season. In 2006, he returned to Verdy and he played many matches as substitutes. In 2008, he moved to FC Ryukyu again. In 2014, he returned to Verdy. In November 2016, he announced his retirement end of 2016 season at the age of 45.[2]

Coaching career

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After the retirement, Nagai started coaching career at Tokyo Verdy in 2017. He served as a manager for youth team from 2017. In July 2019, he became a manager for top team as Gary White successor.[3]

Club statistics

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[1][2][4]

Club performance League Cup League Cup Continental Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Japan League Emperor's Cup League Cup Asia Total
1992 Verdy Kawasaki J1 League - 0 0 3 0 - 3 0
1993 20 3 0 0 7 3 - 27 6
1994 15 0 1 0 2 0 - 18 0
1995 Fukuoka Blux JFL 12 3 1 2 - - 13 5
1996 Shimizu S-Pulse J1 League 29 3 3 0 16 5 - 48 8
1997 Verdy Kawasaki 19 2 1 0 5 2 - 25 4
1998 Yokohama Flügels 32 12 5 2 4 0 - 41 14
1999 Yokohama F. Marinos 22 5 2 0 4 2 - 28 7
2000 21 0 0 0 5 1 - 26 1
2001 Tokyo Verdy 20 5 3 1 2 0 - 25 6
2002 11 2 1 0 3 0 - 15 2
2004 Oita Trinita 2 0 0 0 3 0 - 5 0
2005 FC Ryukyu JRL (Kyushu) 8 4 4 1 - - 12 5
2006 Tokyo Verdy J2 League 29 1 1 0 - 1 0 31 1
2007 18 3 0 0 - - 18 3
2008 FC Ryukyu JFL 9 0 - - - 9 0
2009 25 3 - - - 25 3
2010 19 3 2 0 - - 0 0
2011 17 1 1 0 - - 0 0
2012 20 1 1 0 - - 0 0
2013 7 1 2 0 - - 0 0
2014 Tokyo Verdy J2 League 11 0 0 0 - - 11 0
2015 18 0 0 0 - - 18 0
2016 3 0 0 0 - - 3 0
Career total 387 52 28 6 54 13 1 0 470 71

Managerial statistics

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Update; 31 December 2020[5]

Team From To Record
G W D L Win %
Tokyo Verdy 2019 present 62 20 20 22 032.26
Total 62 20 20 22 032.26

References

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  1. ^ a b Hideki Nagai at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
  2. ^ a b Tokyo Verdy
  3. ^ Tokyo Verdy(in Japanese)
  4. ^ Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "2021 J1&J2&J3選手名鑑: NSKムック (日本語) (NSK MOOK)”, 18 February 2021, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411772 (p. 204 out of 298)
  5. ^ Hideki Nagai manager profile at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)  
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