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Atsushi Nagai
永井 篤志
Personal information
Full name Atsushi Nagai
Date of birth (1974-12-23) December 23, 1974 (age 50)
Place of birth Kagoshima, Japan
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9+12 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Youth career
1990–1992 Kunimi High School
1993–1994 Komazawa University
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1995–1998 Avispa Fukuoka 54 (9)
1998 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 0 (0)
2000–2006 Montedio Yamagata 251 (8)
2007–2010 Vegalta Sendai 127 (2)
2011 FC Ryukyu 9 (0)
Total 441 (19)
  • Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Atsushi Nagai (永井 篤志, Nagai Atsushi, born December 23, 1974) is a former Japanese football player. His elder brother Hideki is also a former footballer.

Playing career

Nagai was born in Kagoshima Prefecture on December 23, 1974. After dropped out from Komazawa University, he joined Japan Football League club Fukuoka Blux in 1995. He became a regular player as offensive midfielder and the club won the champions and was promoted to J1 League from 1996. However his opportunity to play decreased for injury from 1996. In October 1998, he moved to Sanfrecce Hiroshima. However he could not play at all in the match. After a year and a half blank, he joined J2 League club Montedio Yamagata in June 2000. He became a regular player as defensive midfielder and played many matches for a long time. In 2007, he moved to J2 club Vegalta Sendai. He played as defensive midfielder with Naoki Chiba. The club won the champions in 2009 and was promoted to J1 from 2010. However his opportunity to play decreased in 2010. In 2011, he moved to Japan Football League club FC Ryukyu. He played with his brother Hideki Nagai at the club. He retired end of 2011 season.

Club statistics

Club performance League Cup League Cup Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Japan League Emperor's Cup J.League Cup Total
1995 Fukuoka Blux Football League 29 7 3 1 - 32 8
1996 Avispa Fukuoka J1 League 9 2 0 0 0 0 9 2
1997 16 0 0 0 3 0 19 0
1998 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1998 Sanfrecce Hiroshima J1 League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2000 Montedio Yamagata J2 League 15 1 1 0 0 0 16 1
2001 37 0 3 0 1 0 41 0
2002 39 0 1 0 - 40 0
2003 42 1 2 0 - 44 1
2004 38 2 2 0 - 40 2
2005 38 3 0 0 - 38 3
2006 42 1 2 0 - 44 1
2007 Vegalta Sendai J2 League 40 2 0 0 - 40 2
2008 37 0 2 0 - 39 0
2009 40 0 1 0 - 41 0
2010 J1 League 10 0 0 0 2 0 12 0
2011 FC Ryukyu Football League 9 0 1 0 - 10 0
Career total 441 19 18 1 6 0 465 20

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