Kaori Nagamine

Kaori Nagamine
長峯かおり
Personal information
Full name	Kaori Nagamine
Date of birth	3 June 1968 (age 56)
Place of birth	Kodaira, Tokyo, Japan
Height	1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team
1981–1990	Shinko Seiko FC Clair
1991–1993	Reggiana Refrattari Zambelli
1993–1999	Suzuyo Shimizu FC Lovely Ladies
International career
1984–1996	Japan
Medal record
Suzuyo Shimizu FC Lovely Ladies
Representing Japan
AFC Women's Asian Cup
Asian Games
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Kaori Nagamine (長峯かおり, Nagamine Kaori, born 3 June 1968) is a former Japanese football player. She played for Japan national team.

Club career

Nagamine was born in Kodaira on 3 June 1968. She played for Shinko Seiko FC Clair until 1990. She was selected Best Eleven in 1990 season. In 1991, she moved to Italian club Reggiana Refrattari Zambelli. She then became the first Asian footballer to play in Serie A. The club won Serie A for 2 years in a row. However, Reggiana was relegated due to financial strain. In 1993, she returned to Japan and joined Suzuyo Shimizu FC Lovely Ladies. However, the club was withdrew from L.League end of 1998 season. The club was disbanded end of 1999. So, she retired.

National team career

On 22 October 1984, when Nagamine was 16 years old, she debuted for Japan national team against Australia. She was a member of Japan for 1991 and 1995 World Cup. She also played at 1986, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1995 AFC Championship, 1990 and 1994 Asian Games. She played 64 games and scored 48 goals for Japan until 1996.^[1]

National team statistics

^[1]

Japan national team
Year	Apps	Goals
1984	1	0
1985	0	0
1986	13	12
1987	4	1
1988	3	1
1989	10	13
1990	6	7
1991	12	5
1992	0	0
1993	4	5
1994	5	2
1995	5	2
1996	1	0
Total	64	48

International goals

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	18 December 1986	Tsuen Wan Stadium, Hong Kong	Malaysia	3–0	10–0	1986 AFC Women's Championship
2.				4–0
3.				5–0
4.				6–0
5.	21 December 1986	Mong Kok Stadium, Hong Kong	Thailand	2–0	4–0