Paulo Nagamura

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In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Corradi and the second or paternal family name is Nagamura.
Paulo Nagamura
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Nagamura in 2010
Personal information
Full name Paulo Roberto Corradi Nagamura
Date of birth (1983-03-02) March 2, 1983 (age 38)
Place of birth São Paulo, Brazil
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1994–2001 São Paulo
2001–2004 Arsenal
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2006 Los Angeles Galaxy 54 (0)
2007 Toronto FC 4 (0)
2007–2009 Chivas USA 73 (8)
2010 Tigres 14 (0)
2010–2011 Chivas USA 26 (1)
2012–2016 Sporting Kansas City 95 (6)
2016 → Swope Park Rangers (loan) 1 (0)
Total 267 (15)
Teams managed
2017 Swope Park Rangers (assistant)
2018–2021 Sporting Kansas City II
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of November 18, 2016

Paulo Roberto Corradi Nagamura (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈpawlu naɡaˈmuɾɐ]; born March 2, 1983) is a Brazilian former professional footballer and coach.

Career[]

Youth[]

Born in São Paulo, Nagamura came up through the system of hometown club São Paulo. In 2001, he was sold to English powerhouse Arsenal, and played with the club's youth and reserve sides through 2004, helping them to the English U-19 championship, scoring a goal in the final against Liverpool. He also scored in a pre-season friendly for Arsenal against Stevenage in 2002.[1]

Paulo Nagamura, in blue, defends against three Houston Dynamo players, in orange, at Livestrong Sporting Park, Kansas City, Kansas, on July 7, 2012

Professional[]

He signed with Los Angeles Galaxy of Major League Soccer in March 2005 and became a starter in the team's midfield. While with the Galaxy, he won the MLS Cup and the US Open Cup, both in 2005.

Nagamura was selected by Toronto FC in the 2006 MLS Expansion Draft but was traded in May 2007 to Chivas USA in exchange for a first-round pick in the 2008 MLS SuperDraft.[2] In January 2010, he moved to Tigres de la UANL but returned to Chivas USA in June.

In November 2011, he was traded to Sporting Kansas City for a 2012 MLS Supplemental Draft pick.[3] He retired after the 2016 season and joined the club's reserve team coaching staff.

Personal life[]

Nagamura holds a U.S. green card which qualifies him as a domestic player for MLS roster purposes.[4] Born in Brazil, he is of Japanese and Italian descent.[5]

Career statistics[]

Source:[6][7][8]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup[a] League Cup[b] Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Los Angeles Galaxy 2005 MLS 25 0 3 0 4 0 — 32 0
2006 29 0 3 0 — 0 0 32 0
Total 54 0 6 0 4 0 0 0 64 0
Toronto FC 2007 MLS 4 0 — — — 4 0
Chivas USA 2007 MLS 22 2 0 0 2 0 — 24 2
2008 24 2 1 0 2 0 4[c] 0 31 2
2009 27 4 1 0 2 0 3[d] 0 33 4
Total 73 8 2 0 6 0 7 0 88 8
Tigres UANL 2009–10 Primera División 14 0 — — — 14 0
Chivas USA 2010 MLS 15 1 1 0 — 1[d] 0 17 1
2011 11 0 0 0 — — 11 0
Total 26 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 28 1
Sporting Kansas City 2012 MLS 27 1 3 1 0 0 — 30 2
2013 17 0 1 0 4 0 1[e] 0 23 0
2014 21 2 1 0 1 0 4[e] 0 27 2
2015 21 3 3 0 1 0 — 25 3
2016 9 0 0 0 1 0 3[e] 0 13 0
Total 95 6 8 1 7 0 8 0 118 7
Swope Park Rangers (loan) 2016 USL 1 0 — 0 0 — 1 0
Career total 267 15 17 1 17 0 16 0 317 16
  1. ^ Includes U.S. Open Cup
  2. ^ Includes MLS Cup Playoffs
  3. ^ Two appearances in CONCACAF Champions League, two appearances in North American SuperLiga
  4. ^ a b Appearances in North American SuperLiga
  5. ^ a b c Appearances in CONCACAF Champions League

Managerial statistics[]

As of match played November 18, 2021[9]
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team Nat From To Record[a]
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
Sporting Kansas City II United States December 4, 2017 November 18, 2021 116 30 25 61 152 227 −75 025.86
Total 116 30 25 61 152 227 −75 025.86
  1. ^ regular season only

Honors[]

Arsenal[]

Los Angeles Galaxy[]

Sporting Kansas City[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Arsenal thrash Stevenage". BBC. July 18, 2002. Retrieved September 24, 2015.
  2. ^ "Chivas USA acquires Brazilian midfielder Paulo Nagamura in trade with Toronto FC". www.mlssoccer.com. January 23, 2010.
  3. ^ "Chivas USA Deal Nagamura to Sporting KC". mlssoccer.com.
  4. ^ Steve Brisendine (February 3, 2012). "Sporting seek to free up international spots with sight on green cards | Sporting Kansas City". Sportingkc.com. Retrieved July 9, 2012.
  5. ^ "Menon - Carretilha e elástico. Tem japonês no futebol, sim senhor". blogdomenon.blogosfera.uol.com.br.
  6. ^ "Paulo Nagamura". Major League Soccer. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
  7. ^ "Paulo Nagamura Stats". FBref.com. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
  8. ^ "Paulo Nagamura | SoccerStats.us". soccerstats.us. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
  9. ^ "Paulo Nagamura career sheet". www.footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved December 29, 2021.

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