Japanese midfielder Hidetoshi Nakata, one of the most famous Asian
players of his generation, has announced his retirement from
professional football, his official website said on Monday.
"I will never go out onto the pitch again as a professional football
player, but I will never give up football," said the 29-year-old, whose
third FIFA World Cup™ ended in a 4-1 defeat to defending champions
Brazil.
<>The two-time AFC Asian Footballer of the Year was seen lying
disconsolate on the pitch with a towel over his face after Japan's were
knocked out of the FIFA World Cup 11 days ago.</P>
<>"I had been determined since half a year ago that I would finish my
career after the World Cup and retire from the football world where I
stayed for some ten years," said Nakata.</P>
<>"After the match against Brazil on June 22, which was my last game, I
felt surely I love football. I was very moved, much more than I had
expected.</P>
<>"Coming into the World Cup, I thought the Japanese team had very
good potential. Each player's individual skills are very well and
speedy. The only disappointment was that we couldn't play to our
maximum.</P>
<>"I tried to lead my teammates in the past four years. I'm feeling
sorry that the World Cup ended like this, but I know now that fans had
understood what I've tried to do was right, for sure," added Nakata.</P>
<P>Transferred to Perugia after impressing several observers at the
1998 FIFA World Cup, Nakata later secured a move to AS Roma in 2000.</P>
<P>Famous for his vision and probing passing, Nakata added a touch of
class to Japan's midfield and was the conduit for most of his team's
attacking moves.As a supersub, he was a member of Roma's
championship-winning squad in 2000/2001, producing some vital
performances during the title run-in.</P>
<P>More recently, Nakata had played in the English Premiership with
Bolton Wanderers after moving there on loan from Fiorentina at the
beginning of last season. (www.worldcup.org)
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<P>日本中场球员中田英寿,作为同年代的亚洲球员中最出色的之一,在周一他的官方网站上宣布退役。</P>
<P>“我将不再作为一名足球运动员走进球场,但我不会放弃足球”。29岁的他说到。在第三轮小组赛上,他们1:4输给了卫冕冠军巴西。</P>
<P>这位两届亚洲足球先生在11天前被淘汰时无助的躺在球场上,用手帕捂住了他的脸。</P>
<P>“半年前我就做出了这个决定,在世界杯后我会结束我为之奋斗了十年足球生涯。”他说,“22号对阵巴西是我的最后一场比赛。我十分热爱足球,非常感动,超出了期盼。进入世界杯,我认为日本队有很大的潜力 。每位球员都有出色的技巧和速度。只是可惜我们不能表现出最大化能量。在过去的四年间我尝试着领导队友。非常遗憾世界杯之旅就这样结束,但是我想球迷能够理解我们的努力。”
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<P>在98世界杯给球探们留下深刻印象之后,他转会去了帕尔马,之后在2000年去了罗马。</P>
<P>以视野和见缝插针的传球著称。中田疏导了众多球队的进攻,作为超级替补,他是罗马00/01冠军队伍的一员,有不少出色的表现。
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<P>最近,在上赛季初,他从佛罗伦萨租借到英超的博尔顿队踢球。</P>
<P>(世界杯官网)
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[此贴子已经被作者于2006-7-3 22:29:24编辑过]
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