Hidetoshi Nakata

中田ハイライト

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• soccer
• japan
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• 中田
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• 日本

[Bruno14108]

Hidetoshi Nakata is a Japanese legend, for me the best player of the Asia of all the times.

[TATnico]

HE IS THE LEGEND

[skydoubledragon]

1 & only japanese player that wear number 10 in europe at parma ! ! ! two thumbs up from me asian

[Razgovarivaet30]

The best japanese player

[kriegpaolo]

@10stokesy if we have someone good enough and marketable like Nakata, more ppl would choose football as a career here in Indonesia

[kriegpaolo]

@10stokesy Yeah, although most non Asians would forget him now...back then he was one of the inspirations, one of the very good Asian players who were good enough to play for a top club in a top European league.I guess he sorta gave hope to the Asians that u CAN be a superstar and have a future in football if u are really good.I mean I am Indonesian n although I've seen so many skilful youths, only very few chose a football career coz generally speaking it isnt a real prospective career here

[10stokesy]

@kriegpaolo He was rarely used at Parma in his last season, then he had an unsuccessful loan at Bologna, and a poor time at Fiorentina. It was even worse at Bolton. Retired at 29. He was good at the beginning of his career. I reckon his fame back home got too much for him. He was sorted for life from the start really after big bucks transfers and a lot of media footage of him. Big name in Japan he was.

[10stokesy]

@10stokesy And he won Serie A with Roma, though I don't remember him being very pivotal for them in the winning season. I doubt he played much with the midfield and attack they had at that time!!!!!

[10stokesy]

@Takablike He was a good player. Nothing amazing, very skillful and great technique, but he wasn't 'world class', He was quite a big figure for Asian football, a bit of a 'pin-up' so to speak. He was part of a VERY good Parma side in 2002. But it all went pretty down hill after that. He was 26/27 and his career started to slide. A bit of a flash in the pan. I remember him first playing for Perugia in Serie A, he was great to watch.

[lawerfernandes]

the best kicker ever

[TheHiddenAnswer]

i thought the old x-men cartoon theme music was gonna play athe start

[kriegpaolo]

Why did he leave Parma and Fiorentina?