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{{short description|Japanese footballer (born 1977)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2021}}
{{Eastern name order|Nakata Hidetoshi}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Hidetoshi Nakata<br/><small>[[Order of the Star of Italian Solidarity|OSSI]]</small>
| image = Hidetoshi Nakata in Okinawa.jpg
| caption = Nakata in 2012
| full_name = Hidetoshi Nakata<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fifadata.com/document/fwc/2006/PDF/FWC_2006_SquadLists.pdf |title=2006 FIFA World Cup Germany: List of Players: Japan |publisher=FIFA |page=16 |date=21 March 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190610174527/https://www.fifadata.com/document/fwc/2006/PDF/FWC_2006_SquadLists.pdf |archive-date=10 June 2019}}</ref>
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1977|1|22|df=yes}}<ref name="ROMProfile"/>
| birth_place = [[Kofu]], [[Yamanashi Prefecture|Yamanashi]], [[Japan]]
| death_date = 
| death_place = 
| height = 1.75 m<ref name="ROMProfile">{{cite web|url=http://www.asromacalcio.it/sito-ufficiale/squadra/rosa99-00/nakata.html|title=Hidetoshi Nakata|publisher=AS Roma|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000609044917/http://www.asromacalcio.it/sito-ufficiale/squadra/rosa99-00/nakata.html|archive-date=9 June 2000}}</ref>
| position = [[Midfielder]]
| youthyears1 = 1992–1994
| youthclubs1 = Nirasaki High School
| years1 = 1995–1998
| clubs1 = [[Shonan Bellmare|Bellmare Hiratsuka]]
| caps1 = 85
| goals1 = 16
| years2 = 1998–2000
| clubs2 = [[AC Perugia Calcio|Perugia]]
| caps2 = 48
| goals2 = 12
| years3 = 2000–2001
| clubs3 = [[AS Roma|Roma]]
| caps3 = 30
| goals3 = 5
| years4 = 2001–2004
| clubs4 = [[Parma Calcio 1913|Parma]]
| caps4 = 67
| goals4 = 5
| years5 = 2004
| clubs5 = → [[Bologna FC 1909|Bologna]] (loan)
| caps5 = 17
| goals5 = 2
| years6 = 2004–2006
| clubs6 = [[ACF Fiorentina|Fiorentina]]
| caps6 = 20
| goals6 = 0
| years7 = 2005–2006
| clubs7 = → [[Bolton Wanderers]] (loan)
| caps7 = 21
| goals7 = 1
| totalcaps = 288
| totalgoals = 41
| nationalyears1 = 1991–1993
| nationalteam1 = [[Japan national under-17 football team|Japan U-17]]
| nationalcaps1 = 6
| nationalgoals1 = 2
| nationalyears2 = 1994–1995
| nationalteam2 = [[Japan national under-20 football team|Japan U-20]]
| nationalcaps2 = 12
| nationalgoals2 = 6
| nationalyears3 = 1995–2000
| nationalteam3 = [[Japan national under-23 football team|Japan U-23]]
| nationalcaps3 = 12
| nationalgoals3 = 3
| nationalyears4 = 1997–2006
| nationalteam4 = [[Japan national football team|Japan]]
| nationalcaps4 = 77
| nationalgoals4 = 11
| manageryears1 = 
| managerclubs1 = 
}}

{{Nihongo|'''Hidetoshi Nakata''', <small>[[Order of the Star of Italian Solidarity|OSSI]]</small>|中田 英寿|Nakata Hidetoshi|born 22 January 1977}} is a Japanese former professional [[Association football|footballer]] who played as a [[midfielder]]. Considered one of the best talents to come from an [[Asian Football Confederation]] (AFC) country in the late 1990s and early 2000s,<ref name="CNN">{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/soccer/story/_/id/37410597/the-best-asian-players-all?platform=amp|title=Countdown: The Top 10 Asian footballers of all time|author=Duerden, John|date=7 June 2015|website=ESPN|access-date=28 August 2023|archive-date=28 August 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230828154722/https://www.espn.com/soccer/story/_/id/37410597/the-best-asian-players-all?platform=amp|url-status=live}}</ref> Nakata became the first ever AFC player to be nominated for the [[Ballon d'Or]]. 

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 [[AS Roma|Roma]] in 2001, played for [[Japan national football team|Japan]] in three [[FIFA World Cup|World Cup]] tournaments ([[1998 FIFA World Cup|1998]], [[2002 FIFA World Cup|2002]] and [[2006 FIFA World Cup|2006]]) and competed in the [[Football at the Summer Olympics|Olympics]] twice ([[Football at the 1996 Summer Olympics|1996]] and [[Football at the 2000 Summer Olympics|2000]]).<ref>{{cite Sports-Reference}}</ref> In 2005, he was made the [[Order of the Star of Italian Solidarity|Knight of the Order of the Star of Italian Solidarity]], one of Italy's highest honors, for improving the country's image overseas.<ref name="nakata_knight">{{cite news|title=Arise, Sir Nak! |url=http://archive.thisislancashire.co.uk/2005/10/14/872606.html |publisher=This Is Lancashire |date=14 October 2005 |access-date=3 July 2006 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090214230937/http://archive.thisislancashire.co.uk/2005/10/14/872606.html |archive-date=14 February 2009 }}</ref> Nakata has also been involved in fashion, regularly attending runway shows and wearing designer clothing.

Nakata announced his retirement at the age of 29 on 3 July 2006, after a ten-year career that included seven seasons in the Italian [[Serie A]] and a season in the English [[Premier League]]. In March 2004, [[Pelé]] named Nakata in his [[FIFA 100]], a list of the top living footballers at the time. Nakata was one of only two Asian footballers on the list.

==Club career==

===Early career===
Nakata began his professional career at the age of 18 in 1995, with [[J1 League]] side [[Shonan Bellmare|Bellmare Hiratsuka]] (now [[Shonan Bellmare]]). He played many matches as an attacking midfielder from his first season and the club won the [[1995 Asian Cup Winners' Cup]], the first Asian title in the club's history. In the final against [[Al-Talaba SC|Al-Talaba]], he scored the winning goal in the 81st minute.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/ascup96.html |title=RSSSF |access-date=2 February 2023 |archive-date=5 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230405000420/https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/ascup96.html |url-status=live }}</ref> From 1996, he became a regular player and he was selected for the [[J.League Best XI]] in 1997. After the [[1998 World Cup]] in France, Nakata was signed by [[AC Perugia Calcio|Perugia]] in Italy's [[Serie A]] for 4 million [[United States dollar|U.S. dollars]],<ref>{{cite news |author=Paddy Agnew |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2001/jul/24/newsstory.sport1 |title=The Hidetoshi Nakata story in Serie A &#124; Football |newspaper=[[The Guardian]] |access-date=25 September 2016 |archive-date=9 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160309144851/http://www.theguardian.com/football/2001/jul/24/newsstory.sport1 |url-status=live }}</ref> becoming the second Japanese player ever to appear in the Italian top league after [[Kazuyoshi Miura]] had done it for [[Genoa CFC|Genoa]] four years earlier. In his first season in Italy, Nakata scored 10 goals, his single-season highest total.

===Roma===
In January 2000, after one and a half seasons at Perugia, Nakata moved to [[AS Roma|Roma]] for 42 billion [[Italian lira|lire]], helping the team win the [[scudetto]].<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.borsaitaliana.it/bitApp/view.bit?lang=it&target=DocViewerDownload&filename=db%2Fpdf%2F1094.pdf| title = BILANCIO D'ESERCIZIO E CONSOLIDATO DI GRUPPO AL 30 GIUGNO 2000| date = 28 June 2001| language = it| access-date = 24 March 2015| work = AS Roma| publisher = Borsa Italiana Archive| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20161221001137/http://www.borsaitaliana.it/bitApp/view.bit?lang=it&target=DocViewerDownload&filename=db%2Fpdf%2F1094.pdf| archive-date = 21 December 2016| url-status = dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://sport.sky.it/calcio/serie-a/fotogallery/2017/06/17/accadde-oggi-la-roma-vince-terzo-scudetto.html |title=17 giugno 2001: e Roma impazzì per lo scudetto |publisher=sport.sky.it |language=it |date=17 June 2017 |access-date=11 October 2019 |archive-date=11 October 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191011013504/https://sport.sky.it/calcio/serie-a/fotogallery/2017/06/17/accadde-oggi-la-roma-vince-terzo-scudetto.html |url-status=live }}</ref> The highlight of Nakata's career at Roma came on 6 May 2001 in a Serie A match against [[Juventus FC|Juventus]] at [[Stadio Delle Alpi]]. After replacing [[Francesco Totti]] in the second half with Roma trailing 0–2, Nakata netted with a 30-yard goal beyond Juventus [[Goalkeeper (association football)|goalkeeper]] [[Edwin van der Sar]]'s reach, with 11 minutes left in the match. He then helped Roma score the equalizer when his fierce drive from outside the box was parried by Van der Sar into the path of [[Vincenzo Montella]], who scored for Roma in the last minute. The match ended with a 2–2 draw and Roma maintained a six-point margin at the top of the league table.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.repubblica.it/online/campionato_partite/juveroma/juveroma/juveroma.html |title=la Repubblica/campionato_partite: Montella e Nakata rimontano la Juve |website=Repubblica.it |access-date=25 September 2016 |archive-date=2 October 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171002220336/http://www.repubblica.it/online/campionato_partite/juveroma/juveroma/juveroma.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Parma===
In the summer of 2001, Nakata penned a four-year deal with [[Parma Calcio 1913|Parma]]<ref>{{cite news| url =https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/europe/1425677.stm| title =Nakata joins Parma| date =6 July 2001| access-date =5 January 2013| publisher =BBC| archive-date =6 October 2014| archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20141006125222/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/europe/1425677.stm| url-status =live}}</ref> for a transfer fee of 55 billion lire, a world record payment for an Asian player which would not be broken for 14 years.<ref>{{cite book|title=AS Roma SpA bilancio 30.06.2001|trans-title=AS Roma SpA Report and Accounts on 30 June 2001|publisher=CCIAA] (Italian company filing office)|type=PDF, require login and purchase|language=it}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://archiviostorico.gazzetta.it/2001/luglio/06/Parma_non_solo_Nakata_ga_0_0107062000.shtml|title=Parma, non solo Nakata|date=6 July 2001|access-date=13 April 2013|work=La Gazzetta dello Sport|language=it|archive-date=6 October 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006072352/http://archiviostorico.gazzetta.it/2001/luglio/06/Parma_non_solo_Nakata_ga_0_0107062000.shtml|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Koreans hit the big time|url=http://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/article.aspx?aid=3008554&cloc=joongangdaily%7Chome%7Conline|access-date=3 September 2015|work=Korea Joongang Daily|date=30 August 2015|archive-date=25 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180625021828/http://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/article.aspx?aid=3008554&cloc=joongangdaily|url-status=live}}</ref> He made his club debut on 8 August 2001 in their 0–2 defeat at [[Stadio Ennio Tardini]] against [[Lille OSC|Lille]] in the first leg of the third round of the [[UEFA Champions League|Champions League]].<ref>{{cite news |first=Simon |last=Evans |title=Parma rocked by determined Lille |url=http://www.espnfc.com/championsleague/news/2001/0809/20010809parmareport.html |website=[[ESPN FC|ESPN Soccernet]] |publisher=ESPN |date=9 August 2001 |access-date=9 June 2016 |archive-date=7 August 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160807033953/http://www.espnfc.com/championsleague/news/2001/0809/20010809parmareport.html |url-status=live }}</ref> More than one month later, on 23 September, Nakata scored his first goal for Parma in [[Serie A]] at home over [[Brescia Calcio|Brescia]], which also proved to be the winning goal of the match.<ref>{{cite news |title=Nakata salva il Parma e la panchina di Ulivieri |url=http://www.repubblica.it/online/calcio_partite/parmabrescia/parmabrescia/parmabrescia.html |website=La República |date=23 September 2001 |access-date=9 June 2016 |language=it |trans-title=Nakata saves Parma and the bench of Ulivieri |archive-date=9 August 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160809020459/http://www.repubblica.it/online/calcio_partite/parmabrescia/parmabrescia/parmabrescia.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Nakata played there for two and a half seasons, where he scored a crucial goal after coming on as a substitute in the first leg of the [[2002 Coppa Italia final]] against Juventus,<ref>{{cite news |title=Coppa Italia delicately poised |url=http://www.uefa.com/memberassociations/news/newsid=22362.html |website=[[UEFA]] |publisher=Union of European Football Associations |date=25 April 2002 |access-date=9 June 2016 |archive-date=3 October 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161003230632/http://www.uefa.com/memberassociations/news/newsid=22362.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> which Parma eventually won.<ref>{{cite news |title=Parma deny Juventus double |url=http://www.dawn.com/news/33330/parma-deny-juventus-double |website=[[Dawn (newspaper)|Dawn]] |agency=[[Reuters]] |date=12 May 2002 |access-date=9 June 2016 |archive-date=1 July 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160701112649/http://www.dawn.com/news/33330/parma-deny-juventus-double |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Later years===
In January 2004, Nakata played for [[Bologna FC 1909|Bologna]] where he played the remainder of the 2003–04 season before moving to [[ACF Fiorentina|Fiorentina]], where he played the following season. In August 2005, Nakata moved to [[FA Premier League|Premiership]] side [[Bolton Wanderers]] on loan. During his season at Bolton, which would be the last of his professional career, he scored once in the league, in a 2-0 win over [[West Bromwich Albion]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Bolton 2-0 West Brom|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/4344558.stm|publisher=BBC|date=23 October 2005|access-date=15 September 2009|archive-date=13 November 2005|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051113031912/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/4344558.stm|url-status=live}}</ref>

==International career==
[[File:Hidetoshi Nakata, preparing for Football World Cup 2006.jpg|thumb|right|Nakata training with Japan at the [[2006 FIFA World Cup|2006 World Cup]]]]
After having represented [[Japan national under-17 football team|U-17 Japan]] at the [[1993 FIFA U-17 World Championship|1993 U-17 World Championship]] (where he scored a goal) and [[Japan national under-20 football team|U-20 Japan]] at the [[1995 FIFA World Youth Championship|1995 U-20 World Championship]] (where he scored twice), Nakata was part of the [[Japan national under-23 football team|U-23 Japan]] squads at the [[Football at the 1996 Summer Olympics|1996 Olympics]], where Japan upset [[Brazil national under-23 football team|Brazil]],<ref name="FIFAwc_miracle">{{cite news|title=Japan in need of miracle|url=http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com/06/en/060621/1/80s3.html|publisher=[[2006 FIFA World Cup]]|date=21 June 2006|access-date=3 July 2006}}</ref> and at the [[Football at the 2000 Summer Olympics|2000 Olympics]]. His [[Japan national football team|senior national team]] debut came in May 1997 against [[South Korea national football team|South Korea]].<ref name=nationalteam>{{cite web| url =http://www.jfootball-db.com/en/players/nakata_hidetoshi.html| title =NAKATA Hidetoshi| publisher =Japan National Football Team Database| url-status =dead| archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20130515183301/http://www.japannationalfootballteam.com/en/players/nakata_hidetoshi.html| archive-date =15 May 2013}}</ref>

He was a key member of the Japanese side that qualified for the [[1998 FIFA World Cup|1998 World Cup]], scoring five goals in qualification matches and setting up all three Japanese goals in the [[1998 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)#Play-off|qualification play-off]] against [[Iran national football team|Iran]]. He helped Japan reach the final of the [[2001 FIFA Confederations Cup|2001 Confederations Cup]] but left the national team before the final to join Roma for their final league matches.<ref name="AP_confedcup">{{cite magazine|title=Just making the final was a triumph for cup co-host|url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/soccer/news/2001/06/11/japan_confed/|magazine=[[Sports Illustrated]]|agency=Associated Press|date=11 June 2001|access-date=3 July 2006|archive-date=20 October 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121020044227/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/soccer/news/2001/06/11/japan_confed/|url-status=dead}}</ref> Nakata played in all four of Japan's matches at the [[2002 FIFA World Cup|2002 World Cup]], co-hosted by [[South Korea]] and Japan, scoring the second goal of a 2–0 first round win against [[Tunisia national football team|Tunisia]].

At the [[2006 FIFA World Cup|2006 World Cup]], Nakata played in all three matches for Japan, losing to [[Australia men's national soccer team|Australia]] and [[Brazil national football team|Brazil]], and drawing with [[Croatia national football team|Croatia]]. His performance against Croatia earned him a Man of the Match award.<ref>{{cite news|title=Japan 0-0 Croatia|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/world_cup_2006/4853196.stm|work=BBC News|date=18 June 2006|access-date=7 July 2008|archive-date=19 June 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060619111359/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/world_cup_2006/4853196.stm|url-status=live}}</ref> After the 2006 FIFA World Cup, on 3 July 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&nbsp;... 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."<ref name="reuters_retirement">{{cite news|title=Japan and Bolton midfielder Nakata to retire|url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=373155&cc=5901|agency=[[Reuters]]|date=3 July 2006|access-date=3 July 2006|archive-date=24 February 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120224204836/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=373155&cc=5901|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=To live is to journey, and to journey is to live. |url=http://www.nakata.net/en/hidesmail/hml16700.htm |publisher=Hidetoshi Nakata |date=3 July 2006 |access-date=22 January 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070517230107/http://www.nakata.net/en/hidesmail/hml16700.htm |archive-date=17 May 2007 |url-status=dead}}</ref> In a 2014 interview in ''TMW Magazine'', Nakata confirmed that he had retired at such a young age because he was no longer enjoying football, and wanted instead to see what was going on in the world.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Guerri |first=Cristina |date=January 2014 |title=In viaggio con Nakata |trans-title=On the road with Nakata |url=http://www.tmwmagazine.com/download/?id=MDQxLXBkZi1sbw&source=web-tmwmagazine |language=it |magazine=TMW Magazine |page=10 |access-date=1 September 2014 |quote=Hidetoshi Nakata ha scelto di appendere le scarpette al chiodo ancora giovanissimo. "Il motivo? Non mi divertivo più. Ho preferito scoprire cosa c'è nel mondo, e devo dire che ho imparato molto". (Hidetoshi Nakata chose to hang up his boots while still very young. "The reason? I wasn't enjoying it any more. I preferred to find out what was going on in the world, and I must say I learnt a lot". |archive-date=3 April 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140403194213/http://www.tmwmagazine.com/download/?id=MDQxLXBkZi1sbw&source=web-tmwmagazine |url-status=live }}</ref>

Despite Nakata playing every match in Japan's first three World Cup appearances, he was not selected for the country's [[AFC Asian Cup|Asian Cup]]-winning squads in [[2000 AFC Asian Cup|2000]] and [[2004 AFC Asian Cup|2004]]. In total, he was capped 77 times for Japan, scoring 11 goals, 9 of which came in official FIFA competitions.<ref name=nationalteam/>

==Style of play==
A quick, creative, and hard-working [[Midfielder#Attacking midfielder|attacking]] or [[Midfielder#Central midfielder|central midfielder]], with an eye for goal, Nakata was known for his technical ability, agility, vision, passing, and his ability to make attacking runs into the penalty area and score goals; he also possessed a powerful shot from outside the box.<ref name="CNN"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.footballmagazineitalia.it/index.php/archivio/ultime-notizie/99-dal-giappone-con-furore|title=Dal Giappone con furore|trans-title=From Japan, with furor|publisher=Football Magazine Italia|language=it|date=13 May 2014|access-date=1 October 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304044353/http://www.footballmagazineitalia.it/index.php/archivio/ultime-notizie/99-dal-giappone-con-furore|archive-date=4 March 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://sport.repubblica.it/news/sport/calcio-bologna-signori-nakata-ci-dara-quel/395997?refresh_ce|title=Calcio, Bologna; Signori: Nakata ci darà quel che ci manca|trans-title=Football, Bologna; Signori: Nakata will give us what we are missing|newspaper=La Repubblica|language=it|access-date=1 October 2015|archive-date=7 November 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107025600/http://sport.repubblica.it/news/sport/calcio-bologna-signori-nakata-ci-dara-quel/395997?refresh_ce|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.skysports.com/football/news/11670/2211310/nakata-returning-to-roma|title=NAKATA RETURNING TO ROMA|publisher=www.skysports.com|author1=James Burton|access-date=3 November 2017|archive-date=3 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180803000417/http://www.skysports.com/football/news/11670/2211310/nakata-returning-to-roma|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.goal.com/it/notizie/nakata-lantidivo-che-e-entrato-nella-storia-della-roma-quasi-senza-rendersene-conto/1trgymxbimza21jcs85uv4r1sg |title=Nakata, l'antidivo che è entrato nella storia della Roma quasi senza rendersene conto |publisher=www.goal.com |language=it |date=22 January 2023 |access-date=17 January 2024 |archive-date=26 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230526155026/https://www.goal.com/it/notizie/nakata-lantidivo-che-e-entrato-nella-storia-della-roma-quasi-senza-rendersene-conto/1trgymxbimza21jcs85uv4r1sg |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Outside football==
Outside football, Nakata has shown interest in fashion, attending runway shows, wearing designer clothing and sporting colorful haircuts. He dyed his hair blond for the [[1998 FIFA World Cup|1998 World Cup]], hoping to attract the attention of European scouts. Japanese hairstylist Aki Watanabe credits him as a trendsetter.<ref name="bbc_hair">{{cite news|first=Efe|last=Sodje|title=Footballers&nbsp;... haircuts. Not always the best combination!|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/england/stoke_and_staffordshire|publisher=BBC|year=2002|access-date=4 July 2006|archive-date=6 April 2005|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050406005954/http://www.bbc.co.uk/stoke/sport/2003/10/worldcup_haircuts.shtml|url-status=live}}</ref> Andrea Tenerani, photographer for ''[[GQ (magazine)|GQ]]'' in Italy said of Nakata, "He's perfect; he's like a model. And he's totally obsessed with fashion."<ref name="iht_fashion">{{cite news|first=J. J. |last=Martin |title=Feast for marketers: It's all about soccer |url=http://www.iht.com/articles/2004/07/01/rsoccer_ed3_.php |work=[[International Herald Tribune]] |date=1 July 2002 |access-date=4 July 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060827080329/http://www.iht.com/articles/2004/07/01/rsoccer_ed3_.php |archive-date=27 August 2006 |url-status=dead }}</ref> [[Calvin Klein]] designer [[Italo Zucchelli]] said, "(Nakata) plays with fashion like all of them now, but in a cooler, more sophisticated way than many others."<ref name="nyt_fashion">{{cite news|first=Eric |last=Wilson |title=BLEACH IT LIKE BECKHAM: World Cup of hair style |url=http://www.charlotte.com/mld/charlotte/living/style/14880165.htm |newspaper=New York Times |date=22 June 2006 |access-date=4 July 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060716031632/http://www.charlotte.com/mld/charlotte/living/style/14880165.htm |archive-date=16 July 2006 |url-status=dead }}</ref> He is one of the models featuring the [[Calvin Klein]] underwear campaign 2010. He was featured in the July 2007 US version of ''[[GQ (magazine)|GQ]]'' with a 12-page spread on fall fashion. He was featured in ''[[GQ (magazine)|GQ]]'' in his home country in December 2011.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://storemags.com/gq-december-2011-japan/ |title=GQ – December 2011 Japan free download in PDF |website=Storemags.com |access-date=25 September 2016 |archive-date=27 September 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160927060457/http://storemags.com/gq-december-2011-japan/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
[[File:サッカー元日本代表 (30907917805).jpg|thumb|right|Nakata (middle) at a fashion event in Tokyo, November 2016]]
Often regarded as a Japanese [[David Beckham]],<ref>[https://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/news/newsid=1436739.html] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110918211015/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/news/newsid%3D1436739.html|date=18 September 2011}}</ref> Nakata is an editor-at-large at ''[[Monocle (2007 magazine)|Monocle]]'' magazine at the invitation of his friend [[Tyler Brûlé]], who serves as the magazine's editor-in-chief.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://nakata.net/jp/chaser/chs67100.htm |title=Hide Chaser ｜nakata.net -- 中田英寿オフィシャルホームページ |access-date=12 June 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080820061245/http://nakata.net/jp/chaser/chs67100.htm |archive-date=20 August 2008 }}</ref> Nakata has cited the popular [[manga]] and [[anime]] series, ''[[Captain Tsubasa]]'', as his primary inspiration in choosing football as a career.<ref>''[https://web.archive.org/web/20140201234519/http://www.thesundaytimes.co.uk/sto/sport/football/article210278.ece 'I don't understand why people are football fans. I don't like to watch any kind of sport']'' - by Jonathan Northcroft, ''[[The Sunday Times (UK)|The Sunday Times]]'', 1 January 2006.</ref> In recent years, he has also been an active supporter of Special Olympics football and participated in the 2010 Special Olympics Unity Cup<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.specialolympicsnig.org/unified_sports.html |title=Special Olympics Nigeria - Initiatives - Unified Sports |access-date=15 December 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141215234516/http://www.specialolympicsnig.org/unified_sports.html |archive-date=15 December 2014 }}</ref> in South Africa during the World Cup. Nakata was named a Global Ambassador for Special Olympics in 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.specialolympics.org/Press/2014/Nakata_Named_Global_Ambassador.aspx |title=Special Olympics: Nakata Named Global Ambassador |access-date=15 December 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150325223300/http://specialolympics.org/Press/2014/Nakata_Named_Global_Ambassador.aspx |archive-date=25 March 2015 }}</ref>

Towards the end of 2015, Nakata entered into a partnership with Kee Club in [[Hong Kong]] to open Koko, a Hong Kong-based restaurant that serves sakes created by Nakata himself. He has developed his own line of sake as well as creating his own mobile educational app, "Sakenomy". Expressing interest in educating the public about sake, Nakata stated, "People recognise brands of wine but not usually brands of sake. There is a lack of information and branding when it comes to sake. That’s why I thought I needed to create a brand that people can recognise and understand. My purpose is to expand the market for all sake not just my own. You can pair any type of cuisine with sake. It can go with French, Italian, even Chinese food, not just Japanese cuisine."<ref>{{cite web|title=Q&A: Hidetoshi Nakata on his new Wyndham Street izakaya, Koko|url=http://www.timeout.com.hk/restaurants-bars/features/75201/qa-hidetoshi-nakata-on-his-new-wyndham-street-izakaya-koko.html|website=Time Out Hong Kong|access-date=31 December 2015|archive-date=4 January 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160104183610/http://www.timeout.com.hk/restaurants-bars/features/75201/qa-hidetoshi-nakata-on-his-new-wyndham-street-izakaya-koko.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>

===Media===
Having been signed to sportswear company [[Nike, Inc.|Nike]], Nakata featured in Nike's "[[Secret Tournament]]" advertisement (branded "Scorpion KO") directed by [[Terry Gilliam]], in the buildup to the 2002 World Cup in Korea and Japan.<ref name="Nike"/> He appeared alongside other star football players from around the world, including [[Ronaldo (Brazilian footballer)|Ronaldo]], [[Ronaldinho]], [[Luís Figo]], [[Thierry Henry]], [[Roberto Carlos (footballer)|Roberto Carlos]] and [[Francesco Totti]], with former player [[Eric Cantona]] the tournament "referee".<ref name="Nike">{{cite news |title=A lighter shoe, cooler kits, a faster ball, a Secret Tournament – every touch counts |url=http://www.nikebiz.com/story/stry_scorpion.shtml |work=NikeBiz |publisher=Nike |access-date=16 February 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020602055510/http://www.nikebiz.com/story/stry_scorpion.shtml |archive-date=2 June 2002 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |first=Claire |last=Cozens |title=Cantona hosts World Cup with a difference |url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2002/apr/03/advertising.worldcupfootball2002?INTCMP=ILCNETTXT3487 |work=The Guardian |publisher=Guardian News and Media |date=3 April 2002 |access-date=16 February 2015 |archive-date=1 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180701165023/https://www.theguardian.com/media/2002/apr/03/advertising.worldcupfootball2002?INTCMP=ILCNETTXT3487 |url-status=live }}</ref> Nakata featured on the front cover of various Japanese editions of [[EA Sports]]’ [[FIFA (video game series)|''FIFA'' video game series]], including ''[[FIFA Football 2002]]''. In 2018, Nakata was added as an icon to the Ultimate Team in ''[[FIFA 19]]''.<ref>{{cite news |title=FIFA 19 Ultimate Team: What Icons are in the new game and how do you get them? |url=http://www.goal.com/en-ie/news/fifa-19-ultimate-team-what-icons-are-in-the-new-game-and-how/1qrv1f9kllmhd12ffdqdmfy91j |access-date=12 September 2018 |agency=Goal |archive-date=12 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180912131333/http://www.goal.com/en-ie/news/fifa-19-ultimate-team-what-icons-are-in-the-new-game-and-how/1qrv1f9kllmhd12ffdqdmfy91j |url-status=live }}</ref>
In the 2012 video game [[Inazuma Eleven 2|''Inazuma Eleven 2: Firestorm / Blizzard'']] Nakata was added as a hidden playable player. He then served an important story role in ''[[Inazuma Eleven 3]]'' and its respective anime series, where Nakata would serve as the captain of the Italian team Orpheus.

==Career statistics==
===Club===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
|-
!rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season
!colspan="3"|League
!colspan="2"|National Cup
!colspan="2"|League Cup
!colspan="2"|Continental{{efn|Appearances in [[Asian Cup Winners' Cup]], [[UEFA Intertoto Cup]], [[UEFA Europa League|UEFA Cup]] and [[UEFA Champions League]]}}
!colspan="2"|Other{{efn|Appearances in [[Japanese Super Cup]] and [[Supercoppa Italiana]]}}
!colspan="2"|Total
|-
!Division
!Apps
!Goals
!Apps
!Goals
!Apps
!Goals
!Apps
!Goals
!Apps
!Goals
!Apps
!Goals
|-
|rowspan="5"|[[Shonan Bellmare|Bellmare Hiratsuka]]
|[[1995 Bellmare Hiratsuka season|1995]]
|rowspan="4"|[[J1 League]]
|26||8||2||1||colspan="2"|—||6||1||1||0||35||10
|-
|[[1996 Bellmare Hiratsuka season|1996]]
|26||2||3||0||12||2||3||0||colspan="2"|—||44||4
|-
|[[1997 Bellmare Hiratsuka season|1997]]
|21||3||3||0||6||1||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||30||4
|-
|[[1998 Bellmare Hiratsuka season|1998]]
|12||3||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||12||3
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!85!!16!!8!!1!!18!!3!!9!!1!!1!!0!!121!!21
|-
|rowspan="3"|[[AC Perugia Calcio|Perugia]]
|[[1998–99 Serie A|1998–99]]
|rowspan="2"|[[Serie A]]
|33||10||colspan="2"|—||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||33||10
|-
|[[1999–2000 Serie A|1999–2000]]
|15||2||colspan="2"|—||4||1||3||1||colspan="2"|—||22||4
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!48!!12!!colspan="2"|—!!4!!1!!3!!1!!colspan="2"|—!!55!!14
|-
|rowspan="3"|[[AS Roma|Roma]]
|[[1999–2000 AS Roma season|1999–2000]]
|rowspan="2"|Serie A
|15||3||colspan="2"|—||1||0||2||0||colspan="2"|—||18||3
|-
|[[2000–01 AS Roma season|2000–01]]
|15||2||colspan="2"|—||0||0||7||1||colspan="2"|—||22||3
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!30!!5!!colspan="2"|—!!1!!0!!9!!1!!colspan="2"|—!!40!!6
|-
|rowspan="4"|[[Parma AC|Parma]]
|[[2001–02 Parma AC season|2001–02]]
|rowspan="3"|Serie A
|24||1||colspan="2"|—||6||2||8||1||colspan="2"|—||38||4
|-
|[[2002–03 Parma AC season|2002–03]]
|31||4||colspan="2"|—||1||0||4||0||1||0||37||4
|-
|[[2003–04 Parma AC season|2003–04]]
|12||0||colspan="2"|—||2||0||3||1||colspan="2"|—||17||1
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!67!!5!!colspan="2"|—!!9!!2!!15!!2!!1!!0!!92!!9
|-
|[[Bologna FC 1909|Bologna]] (loan)
|[[2003–04 Serie A|2003–04]]
|Serie A
|17||2||colspan="2"|—||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||17||2
|-
|[[ACF Fiorentina|Fiorentina]]
|[[2004–05 ACF Fiorentina season|2004–05]]
|Serie A
|20||0||colspan="2"|—||4||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||24||0
|-
|[[Bolton Wanderers F.C.|Bolton Wanderers]] (loan)
|[[2005–06 Bolton Wanderers F.C. season|2005–06]]
|[[Premier League]]
|21||1||3||0||2||0||6||0||colspan="2"|—||32||1
|-
!colspan="3"|Career total
!288!!41!!11!!1!!38!!6!!42!!5!!2!!0!!381!!53
|}

{{notelist}}

===International===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year<ref name=nationalteam/>
|-
!National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|rowspan="10"|[[Japan national football team|Japan]]
|[[1997 Japan national football team|1997]]||16||5
|-
|[[1998 Japan national football team|1998]]||10||1
|-
|[[1999 Japan national football team|1999]]||3||0
|-
|[[2000 Japan national football team|2000]]||4||0
|-
|[[2001 Japan national football team|2001]]||7||1
|-
|[[2002 Japan national football team|2002]]||8||2
|-
|[[2003 Japan national football team|2003]]||11||1
|-
|[[2004 Japan national football team|2004]]||2||0
|-
|[[2005 Japan national football team|2005]]||10||0
|-
|[[2006 Japan national football team|2006]]||6||1
|-
!colspan="2"|Total!!77!!11
|}

:''Scores and results list Japan's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Nakata goal.''

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ List of international goals scored by Hidetoshi Nakata<ref name=nationalteam/>
|-
!scope="col"|No.
!scope="col"|Date
!scope="col"|Venue
!scope="col"|Opponent
!scope="col"|Score
!scope="col"|Result
!scope="col"|Competition
|-
| align="center"|1 || rowspan="2"|22 June 1997 || rowspan="2"|[[Tokyo]], Japan || rowspan="2"|{{fb|MAC|colonial}} || align="center"|1–0 || rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"|10–0 ||rowspan="2"|[[1998 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)|1998 FIFA World Cup Qualification]] first round
|-
| align="center"|2 || align="center"|8–0 
|-
| align="center"|3 || 28 June 1997 || Tokyo, Japan || {{fb|OMN}} || align="center"|1–0 || align="center"|1–1 || 1998 FIFA World Cup Qualification First round
|-
| align="center"|4 || 7 September 1997 || Tokyo, Japan || {{fb|UZB}} || align="center"|3–0 || align="center"|6–3 || 1998 FIFA World Cup Qualification Final round
|-
| align="center"|5 || 8 November 1997 || Tokyo, Japan || {{fb|KAZ}} || align="center"|2–0 || align="center"|5–1 || 1998 FIFA World Cup Qualification Final round
|-
| align="center"|6 || 15 February 1998 || [[Adelaide]], Australia || {{fb|AUS}} || align="center"|1–0 || align="center"|3–0 || Friendly
|-
| align="center"|7 || 7 June 2001 || [[Yokohama]], Japan || {{fb|AUS}} || align="center"|1–0 || align="center"|1–0 || [[2001 FIFA Confederations Cup]] Semi-finals
|-
| align="center"|8 || 27 March 2002 || [[Łódź]], Poland || {{fb|POL}} || align="center"|1–0 || align="center"|2–0 || Friendly
|-
| align="center"|9 || 14 June 2002 || [[Osaka]], Japan || {{fb|TUN}} || align="center"|2–0 || align="center"|2–0 || [[2002 FIFA World Cup]] Group Stage
|-
| align="center"|10 || 18 June 2003 || [[Saint-Denis, Seine-Saint-Denis|Saint-Denis]], France || {{fb|NZL}} || align="center"|2–0 || align="center"|3–0 || [[2003 FIFA Confederations Cup]] Group Stage
|-
| align="center"|11 || 28 February 2006 || [[Dortmund]], Germany || {{fb|BIH}} || align="center"|2–2 || align="center"|2–2 || Friendly
|}

==Honours==
'''Bellmare Hiratsuka'''<ref name="eurosport.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.eurosport.com/football/hidetoshi-nakata_prs5182/person.shtml|title=Hidetoshi Nakata|publisher=Eurosport|access-date=10 December 2015}}</ref>
* [[Asian Cup Winners Cup]]: [[Asian Cup Winners Cup 1996|1995]]

'''Roma'''<ref name="eurosport.com"/>
* [[Serie A]]: [[2000–01 Serie A|2000–01]]

'''Parma'''<ref name="eurosport.com"/>
* [[Coppa Italia]]: [[2001–02 Coppa Italia|2001–02]]

'''Japan'''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/hidetoshi-nakata/571/|title=H. Nakata|publisher=Soccerway|access-date=10 December 2015|archive-date=5 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305084801/http://int.soccerway.com/players/hidetoshi-nakata/571/|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[Kirin Cup]]: [[Kirin Cup#1997 Kirin Cup|1997]]
* [[East Asian Football Championship|Dynasty Cup]]: [[1998 Dynasty Cup|1998]]

'''Individual'''
* [[J. League All-Star Soccer]]: 1997
* [[J. League Best XI]]: [[1997 J.League|1997]]
* Japanese Footballer of the Year: 1997
* [[Japan Professional Sports Grand Prize]]: 1997
* [[Asian Footballer of the Year#AFC award|AFC Player of the Year]]: 1997, 1998
* AFC Player of the Month: May 1997,<ref>{{cite web |title=Rising star Nakata wins prize after debut |url=http://www.asian-football.com/afc/pub/july97/frame.r3.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19971018021133fw_/http://www.asian-football.com/afc/pub/july97/frame.r3.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 October 1997 |website=[[Asian Football Confederation]] |date=18 October 1997}}</ref> March 1998<ref>{{cite web |title=Top for Nakata |url=http://www.asian-football.com:80/afc/pub/May98/index.publications.html |website=[[Asian Football Confederation]] |date=9 February 1999|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19990209194527/http://www.asian-football.com:80/afc/pub/May98/index.publications.html |archive-date=9 February 1999 }}</ref>
* [[Dynasty Cup]] MVP: [[1998 Dynasty Cup|1998]]
* [[AFC Annual Awards#Asian All Stars|AFC All Star Team]]: 1997, 1998, 1999
* [[FIFA Confederations Cup]] Bronze Ball: [[2001 FIFA Confederations Cup|2001]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/confederationscup/archive/koreajapan2001/awards/index.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222155442/http://www.fifa.com/confederationscup/archive/koreajapan2001/awards/index.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=22 December 2015|title=FIFA Confederations Cup Korea/Japan 2001 {{!}} Awards|website=FIFA.com|publisher=Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA)|access-date=20 October 2017}}</ref>
* [[FIFA Confederations Cup]] Best XI: [[2001 FIFA Confederations Cup|2001]]
* [[FIFA World Cup awards#All-Star Team|FIFA World Cup All-Star Team]]: 2002 (Reserve)<ref name=02team>{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/mm/document/afdeveloping/technicaldevp/50/08/41/fwc_korea_japan_2002_a_part1_265.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090711052315/http://www.fifa.com/mm/document/afdeveloping/technicaldevp/50/08/41/fwc_korea_japan_2002_a_part1_265.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=11 July 2009|title=2002 FIFA World Cup Korea/Japan: Report and Statistics|access-date=18 January 2015|publisher=FIFA.com}}</ref>
* [[J.League Best XI#J.League 20th Anniversary Team|J.League 20th Anniversary Team]]<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.jleague.jp/img/about/document/jnews/205/vol0205.pdf|title= Jリーグが開幕20周年を迎える|access-date= 25 January 2021|work= J League|archive-date= 30 April 2021|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20210430210742/https://www.jleague.jp/img/about/document/jnews/205/vol0205.pdf|url-status= live}}</ref>
* [[FIFA 100]]
* [[Golden Foot#Award legends|Golden Foot Legends Award]]: 2014<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.goldenfoot.com/legends.php?l=en |title=Legends |publisher=Golden Foot |access-date=23 September 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150925120930/http://www.goldenfoot.com/legends.php?l=en |archive-date=25 September 2015 }}</ref>
* [[IFFHS]] Legends<ref>{{cite web|url=http://iffhs.de/iffhs-has-announced-the-48-football-legend-players/|title=IFFHS announce the 48 football legend players|publisher=IFFHS|date=25 January 2016|access-date=14 September 2016|archive-date=16 February 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160216142734/http://iffhs.de/iffhs-has-announced-the-48-football-legend-players/|url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[Asian nations at the FIFA World Cup#Notable players|AFC Opta All-time XI at the FIFA World Cup]]: 2020<ref name="afcwc">{{cite web |url=https://www.the-afc.com/competitions/fifa-world-cup/latest/news/the-best-asian-team-at-the-fifa-world-cup-announced |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210116082205/https://www.the-afc.com/competitions/fifa-world-cup/latest/news/the-best-asian-team-at-the-fifa-world-cup-announced |title=The best Asian team at the FIFA World Cup announced! |publisher=Asian Football Confederation |date=2020-07-07 |access-date=2021-05-19 |archive-date=2021-01-16}}</ref>
*[[Asian nations at the FIFA World Cup#Notable players|AFC Fans' All-time XI at the FIFA World Cup]]: 2020<ref name="afcwc"/>
* [[Globe Soccer Awards#Winners#2025|Globe Soccer Awards Player Career Award]]: 2025 (shared)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bonn |first=Kyle |date=28 December 2025 |title=Globe Soccer Awards 2025: Final results, winners and full rankings for Dubai soccer ceremony |url=https://www.sportingnews.com/uk/football/news/globe-soccer-awards-2025-results-winners-rankings-players/ca676569eaf05a2dc2a3538d |access-date=28 December 2025 |website=Sporting News |language=en-gb}}</ref>

==Achievements==
* Nominated for [[Ballon d'Or]]: [[1998 Ballon d'Or|1998]], [[1999 Ballon d'Or|1999]], [[2001 Ballon d'Or|2001]]
* Nominated for [[FIFA World Player of the Year]]: [[1998 FIFA World Player of the Year|1998]],<ref>{{cite web|title=Calcio News 1998–1999 (data of 2/1)|url=http://www2s.biglobe.ne.jp/~s-masaru/past2.htm|access-date=25 July 2011|language=ja|archive-date=14 September 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120914180554/http://www2s.biglobe.ne.jp/~s-masaru/past2.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> [[1999 FIFA World Player of the Year|1999]],<ref>{{cite web|title=Calcio News 1999–2000 (data of 1/26)|url=http://www2s.biglobe.ne.jp/~s-masaru/past001.htm|access-date=25 July 2011|language=ja|archive-date=5 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305072010/http://www2s.biglobe.ne.jp/~s-masaru/past001.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> [[2001 FIFA World Player of the Year|2001]], [[2002 FIFA World Player of the Year|2002]]<ref>{{cite web|title=FIFA World player 2002|url=http://www.european-football-statistics.co.uk/special/old/bestplayer02.htm|access-date=25 July 2011|archive-date=29 September 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110929005912/http://www.european-football-statistics.co.uk/special/old/bestplayer02.htm|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Notes and references==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|Hidetoshi Nakata}}
* {{Official website|http://nakata.net/}}
* {{FIFA player|156055}}
* {{NFT}}
* {{J.League player}}
* [http://www.jfootball-db.com/en/players/nakata_hidetoshi.html Hidetoshi Nakata] at the Japan National Football Team Database
* {{Olympedia|26196}}
* {{Olympics.com |id=hidetoshi-nakata |oc_archive=20201210105755 |org_archive=20210126002918}}
* [http://www.footballdatabase.com/site/players/index.php?dumpPlayer=879 Career profile and stats] at FootballDatabase.com
* [http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com/06/en/w/player/156055_NAKATA_Hidetoshi.html Player profile] at official [[2006 FIFA World Cup]] site
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070221044152/http://edition.cnn.com/CNNI/Programs/revealed/nakata/ Hidetoshi Nakata Revealed, on CNN.com]

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