Hiroshi Nanami (名波 浩,Nanami Hiroshi, born November 28, 1972) is a Japanese former professionalfootballer and an assistant coach of theJapan national team.
In July 1999, Nanami moved toSerie A clubVenezia on loan. However the club was relegated toSerie B in 2000. In September 2000, he returned to Júbilo Iwata. He hurts his knees in 2001 and he reduced opportunities to play in the match after that. The club won the champions at2002 J1 League and2003 Emperor's Cup. In 2006, his opportunity to play decreased and he moved toCerezo Osaka in August 2006. In 2007, he moved toJ2 League clubTokyo Verdy. In 2008, he returned to Júbilo Iwata and announced his retirement in November 2008 after being dogged by a knee injury.
Nanami was a key figure for theJapan national team throughout the late 1990s and during the early part of this century.
On August 6, 1995, Nanami debuted and scored a goal for Japan againstCosta Rica. From 1996, he became a central player and wore the number 10 shirt. In 1996, he played all matches for Japan included1996 Asian Cup. At1998 World Cup qualification in 1997, Japan won the qualify for1998 World Cup first time Japan's history. In 1998, he played all matches included World Cup. He also played at1999 Copa América and2000 Asian Cup. At 2000 Asian Cup, he played full time in all matches and scored 3 goals. Japan won the champions and he was selected MVP Awards. After he hurts his knees in 2001, he did not play for Japan. He played 67 games and scored 9 goals for Japan until 2001.[1]
In September 2014, Nanami became a manager forJúbilo Iwata asPéricles Chamusca successor. Júbilo played inJ2 League in 2014 season and aimed to return toJ1 League. However Júbilo finished at 4th place in 2014 and missed promotion to J1. In 2015, Júbilo won the 2nd place and promoted toJ1 League. Although Júbilo finished 13th place in 2016, Júbilo gainedShunsuke Nakamura and rose at 6th place in 2017. However the club results were bad from 2018. Although Júbilo finished at 16th place of 18 clubs in 2018 and remained J1, he resigned in June 2019 when Júbilo was at the bottom place.[2] On 21 June 2021, he appointed manager of J2 club,Matsumoto Yamaga. 5 months later, coach performance he was poor and his club got relegated to2022 J3 League for first time in history. In 2022, he left the club after contract expired.
