Having retired from playing football two years ago, Shunsuke Nakamura is now making strides into football management.
The former Celtic star hung up his boots aged 44, some 13 years after departing Glasgow where he was once affectionately known as the club's 'Japanese Bhoy'.
Now 46, as per EuroFoot (via Celts Are Here), the one-time Japan internationalist is doing his coaching badges and is helping behind the scenes at Serie A side Parma.
🇯🇵🧠 Shunsuke Nakamura is doing his coaching badges and chose to have an experience with Serie A side Parma! 💛💙 pic.twitter.com/0OAWHWZFSc
— EuroFoot (@eurofootcom) December 22, 2024
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Signed by then manager Gordon Strachan in 2005, Nakamura quickly became a fan favourite at Parkhead, helped by a catalogue of world-class free-kick goals – the majority of which were scored in his debut and second seasons.
His injury-time set-piece against Kilmarnock at the end of the 2006/07 campaign helped Celtic clinch their second successive league title, while his 25-yard free-kick scored in a 1-0 win over Manchester United in the UEFA Champions League is up there with the best goals ever scored at Paradise.
Artur Boruc saved a Louis Saha penalty late on in that match to protect Celtic’s lead and ensure Nakamura’s free-kick would be remembered as the goal that put Celtic through to the last 16 of the Champions League for the first time.
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