Ichizo Nakata

Japanese footballer and manager

Ichizo Nakata
中田 一三Personal information

Full name|  Ichizo Nakata
Date of birth|  (1973-04-19) April 19, 1973 (age 52)
Place of birth|  Iga, Mie, Japan
Height|  1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)|  Defender
Youth career
1989–1991|  Yokkaichi Chuo Technical High School
Senior career*
Years|  Team|  Apps|  (Gls)
1992–1995|  Yokohama Flügels|  27|  (0)
1996–1997|  Avispa Fukuoka|  34|  (0)
1998|  Oita Trinity|  23|  (1)
1998–2000|  JEF United Ichihara|  52|  (1)
2001|  Oita Trinita|  18|  (1)
2002–2003|  Vegalta Sendai|  6|  (0)
2004|  Ventforet Kofu|  5|  (0)
Total|  |  165|  (3)
Managerial career
2019|  Kyoto Sanga FC
2024–2025|  Nara Club

Medal record

Yokohama Flügels
Winner | Emperor's Cup | 1993
JEF United Ichihara
Runner-up | J.League Cup | 1998

* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ichizo Nakata (中田 一三, Nakata Ichizo; born April 19, 1973) is a Japanese football manager and former player.

## Playing career

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Nakata was born in Iga on April 19, 1973. He played for many clubs as defensive position, defender and defensive midfielder. After graduating from high school, he joined Yokohama Flügels in 1992. The club won the champions 1993 Emperor's Cup and 1994–95 Asian Cup Winners' Cup. In 1996, he moved to J1 League club, Avispa Fukuoka and played in 2 seasons. In 1998, he moved to Japan Football League club Oita Trinity (later Oita Trinita). In October 1998, he moved to JEF United Ichihara. He played many matches until 2000. In 2001, he played for Oita Trinita again. In 2002, he moved to J1 League club, Vegalta Sendai, however he could hardly play in the matches due to injury[citation needed]. In 2004, he moved to Ventforet Kofu.

## Coaching career

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In 2019, Nakata signed with J2 League club Kyoto Sanga FC.[1] He implemented a possession based style of play which had Kyoto sitting in second place in the table in the middle of the season.[2] However results detiorated in the second half of the season and Kyoto finished in 8th place, two points short of the play-off places. His last game in charge was a 13–1 defeat to champions Kashiwa Reysol and he stepped down at the end of the season.[3]

In August 2023, he was appointed as a player development coach at J2 League club Shimizu S-Pulse/[4]

Following the dismissal of Julián Marín, in September 2024 Nakata was announced as the new manager of J3 League club Nara Club.[5]

## Club statistics

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Club performance  | League  | Cup  | League Cup  | Total

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Season | Club | League  | Apps | Goals  | Apps | Goals  | Apps | Goals  | Apps | Goals
Japan  | League  | Emperor's Cup | League Cup | Total
1992 | Yokohama Flügels | J1 League | - |  |  | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
1993 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0
1994 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0
1995 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 8 | 0
1996 | Avispa Fukuoka | 24 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 37 | 0
1997 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 0
1998 | Oita Trinity | JFL | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 1
JEF United Ichihara | J1 League | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0
1999 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 0
2000 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 30 | 1
2001 | Oita Trinita | J2 League | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 1
2002 | Vegalta Sendai | J1 League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
2003 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0
2004 | Ventforet Kofu | J2 League | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 5 | 0
Career total  | 165 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 19 | 3

## Managerial statistics

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As of 25 October 2024[6][7]
Team  | From  | To  | Record

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G | W | D | L | Win %
Kyoto Sanga FC | 2019  | 2019  | 43 | 19 | 11 | 13 | 044.19
Nara Club | 2024  | Present | 7 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 000.00
Total  | 50 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 038.00

## References

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1. ^ Kyoto Sanga FC Archived 2019-09-27 at the Wayback Machine(in Japanese)
2. ^ "データで振り返るＪ２前半戦。1年でのＪ１復帰を目指す柏は"決定率"が課題に【Ｊリーグ】：Ｊリーグ公式サイト（J.LEAGUE.jp）". Ｊリーグ.jp（日本プロサッカーリーグ） (in Japanese). Retrieved 25 October 2024.
3. ^ "中田一三監督 契約満了のお知らせ". Retrieved 25 October 2024.
4. ^ "中田一三 プレイヤーデベロップメントコーチ就任のお知らせ". 清水エスパルス公式WEBサイト (in Japanese). Retrieved 25 October 2024.
5. ^ "中田 一三監督 就任のお知らせ | 奈良クラブ | NARA CLUB Official Site". 奈良クラブ公式Webサイト (in Japanese). 4 September 2024. Retrieved 25 October 2024.
6. ^ Ichizo Nakata manager profile at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
7. ^ "2024 Ichizo Nakata Head Coaches". Soccer D.B. Japan. Retrieved 25 October 2024.

## External links

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* Ichizo Nakata at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
* Ichizo Nakata manager profile at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)

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Kyoto Sanga FC – managers

* Takama (1993)
* Shimatani (1994)
* Yonashiro (1994)
* Oscar (1995–96)
* Yonashiro (1996)
* Rocha (1997)
* Ooft (1998)
* Shimizu (1998–99)
* Kimura (1999)
* Kamo (1999–00)
* Engels (2000–03)
* Kimura (2003)
* Verbeek (2003)
* Kimura (2003)
* Nishimura (2004)
* Hashiratani (2004–06)
* Minobe (2006–07)
* Kato (2007–10)
* Akita (2010)
* Oki (2011–13)
* Badú (2014)
* Morishita (2014)
* Kawakatsu (2014)
* Wada (2015)
* Ishimaru (2015–16)
* Nunobe (2017–18)
* Gjurovski (2018)
* Nakata (2019)
* Saneyoshi (2020)
* Cho (2021–)

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Nara Club – managers

* Yamaguchi (2008–2009)
* Fujimoto (2010)
* Yoshida (2011)
* Hachūda (2012–2013)
* Yabe (2013)
* Mizukoshi (2013)
* Nakamura (2014–2016)
* Satsukawa (2017–2018)
* Sugiyama (2019)
* Hayashi (2020)
* Marín (2021–24)
* Nakata (2024–25)
* Otagiri (2025–)

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