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Name | Jōji Nakata |
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Birthname | Hitoshi Nakata |
Birth date | April 22, 1954 |
Birth place | Tokyo, Japan |
Occupation | Seiyū, actor |
Yearsactive | 1979-present |
is a male Japanese voice actor, born in the Metropolitan area of Tokyo, Japan. He is affiliated with Ōsawa Office, and is most well known as the voices of Giroro (Sgt. Frog), Amshel Goldsmith (Blood+), the Count of Monte Cristo (Gankutsuō), Alucard (Hellsing), Kirei Kotomine (Fate/stay night), Sol Badguy in Guilty Gear XX Accent Core & , Kazuya Mishima from Tekken 1 to Tekken Tag Tournament and Diethard Reid in Code Geass and its sequel Code Geass Lelouch of Rebellion R2.
Nakata has an established reputation for his astringent voice, usually being typecast as either the proud intellectual veteran soldier (Corporal Giroro in Sgt. Frog) or the narrator (Gokujou Seitokai). He has also voiced three major villain characters for Type-Moon works (Nrvnsqr Chaos in Melty Blood, Kirei Kotomine in Fate/stay night, and Souren Araya in Kara no Kyoukai).
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Playername | Hidetoshi Nakata |
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Fullname | Hidetoshi Nakata |
Dateofbirth | January 22, 1977 |
Cityofbirth | Kofu, Yamanashi Prefecture |
Countryofbirth | Japan |
Height | |
Position | Midfielder |
Youthyears1 | 1986–1989 |youthclubs1 = Hokushin Boys Soccer Club |
Youthyears2 | 1989–1992 |youthclubs2 = Kofu Kita Jr. H.S. |
Youthyears3 | 1992–1995 |youthclubs3 = Nirasaki H.S. |
Years1 | 1995–1998 |clubs1 = Bellmare Hiratsuka |caps1 = 85 |goals1 = 16 |
Years2 | 1998–2000 |clubs2 = Perugia |caps2 = 48 |goals2 = 12 |
Years3 | 2000–2001 |clubs3 = A.S. Roma |caps3 = 30 |goals3 = 5 |
Years4 | 2001–2004 |clubs4 = Parma |caps4 = 67 |goals4 = 5 |
Years5 | 2004 |clubs5 = → Bologna (loan) |caps5 = 17 |goals5 = 2 |
Years6 | 2004–2005 |clubs6 = Fiorentina |caps6 = 20 |goals6 = 0 |
Years7 | 2005–2006 |clubs7 = → Bolton Wanderers (loan) |caps7 = 21 |goals7 = 1 |
Totalcaps1 | 289 |totalgoals1 = 41 |
Nationalyears1 | 1991–1993 |nationalteam1 = Japan U-17 |nationalcaps1 = 6 |nationalgoals1 = 2 |
Nationalyears2 | 1994–1995 |nationalteam2 = Japan U-20 |nationalcaps2 = 12 |nationalgoals2 = 6 |
Nationalyears3 | 1995–2000 |nationalteam3 = Japan U-23 |nationalcaps3 = 12 |nationalgoals3 = 3 |
Nationalyears4 | 1997–2006 |nationalteam4 = Japan |nationalcaps4 = 77 |nationalgoals4 = 11 |
, is a retired Japanese football player. He was one of the most famous Asian footballers of his generation.
Nakata began his professional career in 1995 and won the Asian Football Confederation Player of the Year award in 1997 and 1998, the Scudetto with A.S. Roma in 2001, played for Japan in three FIFA World Cup tournaments (1998, 2002 and 2006) and played in the Olympics twice (1996 and 2000). In 2005, he was made the Knight of the Star of Italian Solidarity, one of Italy's highest honors, for improving the country's image overseas. Nakata is known as a fashion icon, regularly attending runway shows and wearing designer fashion.
Nakata announced his retirement at age 29 on July 3, 2006 after a ten-year career that included seven seasons in the Italian Serie A and a season in the English Premier League.
Pelé named Nakata in his FIFA 100 in March 2004.
After the World Cup in France, he moved to Perugia in Italy's Serie A.
In January 2000, after one and a half seasons at Perugia, Nakata moved to Roma for 42 Billion ITL, whom he helped to win the scudetto. The highlight of Nakata's career at Roma came on May 6, 2001 in the Serie A match against Juventus at Stadio Delle Alpi. After replacing Francesco Totti in the second half with Roma trailing 0-2, Nakata netted with a 30-yard screamer beyond Juventus goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar's reach. Nakata then set up another goal when his fierce drive from outside the box was parried into the path of Vincenzo Montella, who duly equalised for Roma. The match ended with a 2-2 draw and Roma maintained a six-point margin atop the league table.
In the summer of 2001, he joined Parma where he played for two and a half seasons.
In January 2004, Nakata joined Bologna where he played the remainder of the 2003–04 season before moving to Fiorentina, where he played the following season. In August 2005, Nakata moved to Premiership side Bolton Wanderers on loan. During his season at Bolton he scored once in the league, in a 2-0 win over West Bromwich Albion.
On July 3, 2006, Nakata announced his retirement from professional football and the Japanese national team on his personal website "I decided half a year ago that I would retire from the world of professional football... after the World Cup in Germany." Nakata wrote, "I will never again stand on the pitch as a professional player. But I will never give up football." On June 9, 2007, he made an appearance on the pitch again for the first time in public after his retirement when he played at Luís Figo's charity match.
Nakata has cited the popular manga and anime series, Captain Tsubasa, as his primary inspiration in choosing football as a career.
He also helped Japan reach the final of the 2001 Confederations Cup that season, but left the national team before the final to join Roma for their final league matches.
Nakata played in every match for Japan at the 2002 FIFA World Cup, co-hosted by South Korea and Japan, and scored a goal against Tunisia.
At the 2006 FIFA World Cup, Nakata played in all three matches for Japan, losing to Australia and Brazil, and drawing with Croatia. His performance against Croatia earned him a Man of the Match award.
Despite Nakata playing every match in Japan's first three world cups appearances, he was not selected for the country's Asian Cup-winning squads in 2000 and 2004.
Nakata finished his career after he played against Brazil in the 2006 FIFA World Cup. Even though many people thought he is too young to retire, he did not change his mind and retired.
Nakata is currently also an Editor-at-Large at Monocle at the invitation of his friend Tyler Brûlé, who also serves as the magazine's Editor-in-Chief.
Nakata is often regarded as the "Asian" David Beckham, because of his obsession to fashion and his status as being a role model for many Asian Football exports to Europe.
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