How tall is Hidetoshi Nakata?

Hidetoshi Nakata's listed height is 175 cm (5'9"). He is taller than about 74% of men in Japan.

Where 175 cm sits among men in Japan

Taller than about 74% of men in Japan born in 1977 (average 171.4 cm).

Nakata next to his teammates

Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi is 5 cm taller than Hidetoshi Nakata (180 cm), teammate at Japan men's national football team from 1997 to 2006.

Naoki Matsuda is 8 cm taller than Hidetoshi Nakata (183 cm), teammate at Japan men's national football team from 2000 to 2005.

Junichi Inamoto is 6 cm taller than Hidetoshi Nakata (181 cm), teammate at Japan men's national football team from 2000 to 2006.

About Hidetoshi Nakata

Hidetoshi Nakata is a Japanese former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He was born on 22 January 1977 in Kofu and began his professional career in 1995. He became the first player from an Asian Football Confederation country to be nominated for the Ballon d'Or.

Nakata won the Asian Football Confederation Player of the Year award in 1997 and 1998 and the Scudetto with Roma in 2001. He played for Japan in three World Cup tournaments, in 1998, 2002 and 2006, and competed in the Olympics twice, in 1996 and 2000. In 2005 he was made a Knight of the Order of the Star of Italian Solidarity. He announced his retirement at the age of 29 on 3 July 2006, after a ten-year career that included seven seasons in Serie A and a season in the English Premier League.

At a listed 175 cm (5'9"), Nakata is 5 cm shorter than Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi, listed at 180 cm (5'11"), his Japan teammate from 1997 to 2006. Naoki Matsuda, listed at 183 cm (6'0"), is 8 cm taller and played with him for Japan from 2000 to 2005.

Frequently asked

How tall is Hidetoshi Nakata in feet and inches? Hidetoshi Nakata is 5'9" tall, which is 175 cm, 68.9 inches or 1.75 m.

How tall is Hidetoshi Nakata compared to Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi? Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi is 5 cm taller than Hidetoshi Nakata: 180 cm (5'11") vs 175 cm (5'9").

How tall is Hidetoshi Nakata compared to Naoki Matsuda? Naoki Matsuda is 8 cm taller than Hidetoshi Nakata: 183 cm (6'0") vs 175 cm (5'9").

How tall is Hidetoshi Nakata compared to Junichi Inamoto? Junichi Inamoto is 6 cm taller than Hidetoshi Nakata: 181 cm (5'11") vs 175 cm (5'9").

Is Hidetoshi Nakata tall for men in Japan? At 175 cm he is taller than about 74% of men in Japan born in 1977, whose average height is 171.4 cm.

Sources

• Hidetoshi Nakata on Wikipedia — biography and career.
• Hidetoshi Nakata on Wikidata — nationality and dates; height recorded as 175 cm.

Heights are as publicly listed, rounded to the nearest centimetre; listed heights for public figures are often self-reported. Biographical details adapted from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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