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player and manager. He is the current manager of

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Playing career

Nagasawa was born in

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on May 28, 1968, but was raised in

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Jリーグ: J's GOALアーカイブ (2014年12月8日) After graduating from the

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, he joined Yamaha Motors (later ''Júbilo Iwata'') in 1991. He played as a midfielder and right-back. In 1993, the club finished in 2nd place and was promoted to

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. However, his opportunity to play decreased in 1994. In 1995, he moved to

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. He became a regular in the line-up and played many matches until 1996. In 1997, he did not make any appearances for the club and he retired at the end of the season.

Coaching career

After retirement, Nagasawa started his coaching career at

in 1998. In 2001, he moved to

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. He served as coach for the club and as manager for the youth team until 2011. In 2012, he moved to his old club

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and became a coach under manager Hitoshi Morishita. In May 2013, Morishita was sacked for poor results, and Nagasawa became caretaker manager, overseeing several matches, until the club appointed Takashi Sekizuka. In 2014, Nagasawa moved to

club

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and became a coach under manager Masanaga Kageyama. In 2015, Nagasawa succeeded Kageyama as manager. In 2016, Fagiano finished in 6th place, the highest in the club's history. He managed Fagiano until the end of the 2018 season. In 2019, he returned to FC Tokyo and became a coach under manager Kenta Hasegawa. Nagasawa also managed FC Tokyo U-23.

Club statistics

Managerial statistics

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References

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