Kaori Nagamine

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.

National team statistics

+List of international goals scored by Kaori Nagamine No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 1. 26 January 1986 Jakarta, Indonesia 2–0 7–0 Friendly 2. 4–0 3. 7–0 4. 21 July 1986 Jesolo, Italy ?–0 3–0 1986 Mundialito 5. ?–0 6. 23 September 1986 Tokyo, Japan ?–? 2–3 Friendly 7. ?–? 8. 18 December 1986 Hong Kong 3–0 10–0 1986 AFC Women's Championship 9. 4–0 10. 5–0 11. 6–0 12. 21 December 1986 2–0 4–0 13. 15 December 1987 Taiwan ?–0 5–0 1987 Chunghua Cup 14. 1 June 1988 Panyu, China ?–? 2–5 1988 FIFA Women's Invitation Tournament 15. 14 January 1989 Xiamen, China ?–0 13–0 Friendly 16. ?–0 17. 2 December 1989 Kanagawa, Japan 1–? 2–2 18. 2–? 19. 19 December 1989 Hong Kong 1–0 11–0 1989 AFC Women's Championship 20. 4–0 21. 8–0 22. 9–0 23. 22 December 1989 1–0 3–0 24. 24 December 1989 ?–0 14–0 25. ?–0 26. ?–0 27. ?–0 28. 6 September 1990 Seoul, South Korea 4–0 13–1 Friendly 29. ?–? 30. 13–1 31. 29 September 1990 Beijing, China 3–0 8–1 1990 Asian Games 32. 4–0 33. 1 October 1990 ?–0 5–0 34. 3 October 1990 ?–? 3–1 35. 26 May 1991 Fukuoka, Japan 1–0 1–0 1991 AFC Women's Championship 36. 28 May 1991 ?–? 4–1 37. 1 June 1991 ?–0 12–0 38. ?–0 39. ?–0 40. 4 December 1993 Kuching, Malaysia ?–? 6–1 1993 AFC Women's Championship 41. 6 December 1993 ?–0 15–0 42. ?–0 43. ?–0 44. ?–0 45. 4 October 1994 Fukuyama, Japan ?–0 5–0 1994 Asian Games 46. ?–0 47. 25 September 1995 Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia ?–0 6–0 1995 AFC Women's Championship 48. ?–0