Kaori Nagamine
長峯 かおり

Personal information
Full name	Kaori Nagamine
Date of birth	(1968-06-03) 3 June 1968 (age 55)
Place of birth	Kodaira, Tokyo, Japan
Height	1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1981–1990	Shinko Seiko FC Clair	28	(3)
1991–1993	Reggiana Refrattari Zambelli
1993–1999	Suzuyo Shimizu FC Lovely Ladies
International career
1984–1996	Japan	64	(48)
Medal record Suzuyo Shimizu FC Lovely Ladies Runner-up Nadeshiko League 1993 Representing  Japan AFC Women's Asian Cup 1986 China 1991 Japan 1995 Malaysia 1989 Hong Kong 1993 Malaysia Asian Games 1990 Beijing Team 1994 Hiroshima Team
*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]

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