Shunsuke Nakamura, a former member of the Japan national soccer team who retired from active duty at the end of this season, will be appointed as the coach of Yokohama FC, which will return to J1 next season.
This was announced by Yokohama FC on the 25th.
Mr. Nakamura, 44 years old, won the MVP = Best Player Award twice in the J League, played in overseas leagues such as Scotland and Italy, and also participated in 98 games as a representative of Japan and scored 24 goals. I was active.
Mr. Nakamura, who has played at Yokohama FC since 2019, retired from active duty at the end of this season, and at his retirement interview on the 10th of this month, he indicated his intention to aim for his coach.
Yokohama FC finished 2nd in J2 this season and has decided to return to J1 next season, and Nakamura will start his coaching career with the team he was with at the end of his active career. .
Mr. Nakamura said, "I will be appointed as the coach of the top team and will follow the path of a coach. The words and lessons I received from the coaches have been a great source of inspiration in my football life. Once again. , I hope to face football from scratch, challenge various things, repeat failures and successes, and grow."