Yuichi_Nakagaichi
Yuichi Nakagaichi
Japanese volleyball player
Yuichi Nakagaichi (中垣内 祐一, Nakagaichi Yuichi, born 2 January 1967, in Fukui, Fukui) is a professional volleyball coach from Japan. Nakagaichi was a top player for the Japanese men's national volleyball team in the 1990s.[1] Nakagaichi played at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain,[2] and he also competed at the 1998 FIVB World Championship in Japan.[3]
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| Full name | Yuichi Nakagaichi | |||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Japanese | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1967-01-02) 2 January 1967 (age 57) Fukui, Fukui, Japan | |||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | |||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 90 kg (198 lb) | |||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Outside hitter | |||||||||||||||||
| Number | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
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Honours
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Nakagaichi was the head coach of the Japanese men's national volleyball team from 2017 to 2021, leading his team as runners-up in the 2021 Asian Men's Volleyball Championship.[4][5]
In November 2016, shortly after an announcement of becoming Japan's men's national team head coach, Nakagaichi was suspected of negligence in allegedly hitting a 41-year-old traffic guard while driving on the Chugoku Expressway in the city of Shobara, Hiroshima prefecture, on 9 November. Nakagaichi told the police that he mistakenly applied the brake of his car, causing it to skid and plow into the victim, according to police officers.[6]
In 2017, the Japan Volleyball Association was considering a temporary replacement for Nakagaichi after he stepped back from the role following this incident. The association retained him as coach under the expectation that a criminal charge would be handed down within three months.[7]
As player
- 1990 Asian Games —
3rd place - 1992 Olympic Games — 6th place
- 1994 Asian Games —
Champion - 1998 FIVB World Championship — 16th place
As coach
- 2017 Asian Men's Volleyball Championship — Champion
- 2017 FIVB Volleyball World League — 14th place
- 2017 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Grand Champions Cup — 6th place
- 2018 FIVB Volleyball Men's Nations League — 12th place
- 2018 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship — 17th place
- 2018 Asian Men's Volleyball Cup — 3rd place
- 2018 Asian Games — 5th place
- 2019 FIVB Volleyball Men's Nations League — 10th place
- 2019 Asian Men's Volleyball Championship — 3rd place
- 2019 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Cup — 4th place
- 2021 FIVB Volleyball Men's Nations League — 11th place
- 2020 Summer Olympics (was held in 2021) — 7th place
- 2021 Asian Men's Volleyball Championship —
Runners-up
- Reilley, Mike (18 May 1992). "U.S. Volleyball Team Dominates Japanese". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 25 July 2023. (subscription required)
- "Yuichi Nakagaichi". Olympics.com. Archived from the original on 25 July 2023. Retrieved 25 July 2023.
- Krastev, Todor. "Men Volleyball XIV World Championship 1998 Japan - 13-29.11 - Champion Italy". Todor66.com. Archived from the original on 10 April 2023. Retrieved 25 July 2023.
- "バレー男子代表の中垣内祐一監督退任へ 後任は来月中旬までに" (in Japanese). Nikkan Sports. 19 September 2021. Archived from the original on 17 November 2022. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
- "バレー男子代表・中垣内祐一監督が退任 会見で自ら明かす「今月末で任期満了ということで」" (in Japanese). Sports Nippon. 19 September 2021. Archived from the original on 17 November 2022. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
- "Men's volleyball coach in hot water over accident". The Japan Times. 30 January 2017. Archived from the original on 30 September 2021. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
- "Volleyball association may hire interim coach". The Japan Times. 3 May 2017. Archived from the original on 30 September 2021. Retrieved 24 July 2023.