Atsushi Nagai
永井 篤志
Personal information
Full name Atsushi Nagai
Date of birth (1974-12-23) December 23, 1974
Place of birth Kagoshima, Japan
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) 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)
*Club domestic league appearances and 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
SeasonClubLeague AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
Japan League Emperor's Cup J.League Cup Total
1995Fukuoka BluxFootball League29731-328
1996Avispa FukuokaJ1 League92000092
19971600030190
199800000000
1998Sanfrecce HiroshimaJ1 League00000000
2000Montedio YamagataJ2 League1511000161
20013703010410
200239010-400
200342120-441
200438220-402
200538300-383
200642120-441
2007Vegalta SendaiJ2 League40200-402
200837020-390
200940010-410
2010J1 League1000020120
2011FC RyukyuFootball League9010-100
Career total 441191816046520

References

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