is a Japanese

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and former player.

Playing career

Nakata was born in

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on April 19, 1973. He played for many clubs as defensive position, defender and defensive midfielder. After graduating from high school, he joined

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in 1992. The club won the champions

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and 1994–95 Asian Cup Winners' Cup. In 1996, he moved to

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club,

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and played in 2 seasons. In 1998, he moved to

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club

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(later ''Oita Trinita''). In October 1998, he moved to

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. He played many matches until 2000. In 2001, he played for Oita Trinita again. In 2002, he moved to

club,

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, however he could hardly play in the matches due to injury. In 2004, he moved to

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Coaching career

In 2019, Nakata signed with

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. He implemented a possession based style of play which had Kyoto sitting in second place in the table in the middle of the season. However results detiorated in the second half of the season and Kyoto finished in 8th place, two points short of the play-off places. His last game in charge was a 13–1 defeat to champions

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and he stepped down at the end of the season. In August 2023, he was appointed as a player development coach at

club

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/ Following the dismissal of

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, in September 2024 Nakata was announced as the new manager of

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Managerial statistics

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Nakata, Ichizo 1973 births Living people Association football people from Mie Prefecture Japanese men's footballers J1 League players J2 League players Japan Football League (1992–1998) players 20th-century Japanese sportsmen People from Iga, Mie Yokohama Flügels players Avispa Fukuoka players Oita Trinita players JEF United Chiba players Vegalta Sendai players Ventforet Kofu players Japanese football managers J2 League managers J3 League managers Kyoto Sanga FC managers Nara Club managers Men's association football defenders