The retirement ceremony of Kengo Nakamura of Kawasaki Frontale, a soccer J1 player who will retire from active duty only this season, was held in Kawasaki City on the night of the 21st to express his gratitude to fans and others.
The retirement ceremony for former Japan national football team Nakamura was held at Todoroki Stadium, the home of Frontale, and attracted more than 10,000 fans.
At the beginning, a video message from people with a connection was projected in the vision, and 53-year-old Kazu and Kazuyoshi Miura said, "I'm proud to be on the pitch together in the last year. I'm looking forward to seeing football that is fantastic and enjoyable for everyone, just like when I was a player. "
Then, my son Ryugo read a letter as a supporter representative and said, "When I was told to retire this season, I was so surprised that I couldn't tell if it was a dream or reality, and I naturally began to tear. Even when I was seriously injured. When I saw him doing his best, I felt that he was an amazing person every day. I want to say thank you. ”Nakamura listened with tears in his eyes.
Finally, Nakamura greeted me and said, "I learned a lot by joining a club that has the slogan of being community-based and making everyone in Kawasaki smile. I'm glad that Frontale picked me up. I'm just grateful. It was the best professional soccer player life. I want to entrust the frontale to my reliable juniors and move on to the next stage. "
After being lifted by his teammates, Nakamura headed to the fans and called out, "Because Frontale will be the best club in Japan many times in the future, I want you to fight together." Was singing and the venue was lively.