Yuichi Nakagaichi Explained

Yuichi Nakagaichi
Fullname:Yuichi Nakagaichi
Birth Date:2 November 1967
Birth Place:Fukui, Fukui, Japan
Height:1.940NaN0
Weight:90kg (200lb)
Position:Outside hitter
Teamnumber:3
Coachyears:2017–2021
Coachteams: Japan men's national team
Nationalyears:1989–1998

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,[2] and he also competed at the 1998 FIVB World Championship in Japan.[3]

Coaching

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]

Controversies

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]

Honours

As player

As coach

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: U.S. Volleyball Team Dominates Japanese . . Reilley . Mike . May 18, 1992 . July 25, 2023 .
  2. Web site: Yuichi Nakagaichi . Olympics.com . July 25, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230725054809/https://olympics.com/en/athletes/yuichi-nakagaichi . July 25, 2023 . live .
  3. Web site: Men Volleyball XIV World Championship 1998 Japan - 13-29.11 - Champion Italy . Todor66.com . Krastev . Todor . July 25, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230410075537/http://todor66.com/volleyball/World/Men_1998.html . April 10, 2023 . live .
  4. News: 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 . September 19, 2021 . September 23, 2021 . . ja . https://web.archive.org/web/20221117173242/https://www.nikkansports.com/sports/news/202109190001511.html . November 17, 2022 . live .
  5. News: 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」 . September 19, 2021 . September 23, 2021 . . ja . https://web.archive.org/web/20221117173247/https://www.sponichi.co.jp/sports/news/2021/09/19/kiji/20210919s00070000606000c.html . November 17, 2022 . live .
  6. News: Men's volleyball coach in hot water over accident . January 30, 2017 . July 24, 2023 . . https://web.archive.org/web/20210930140409/https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2017/01/30/more-sports/volleyball/mens-volleyball-coach-hot-water-accident/ . September 30, 2021 . live .
  7. News: Volleyball association may hire interim coach . July 24, 2023 . May 3, 2017 . . https://web.archive.org/web/20210930140409/https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2017/05/03/more-sports/volleyball/volleyball-association-may-hire-interim-coach/ . September 30, 2021 . live .

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