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Zico- Former Football Coach

Zico- Former Football Coach (In a Nutshell)

Zico was born in Brazil on March 3^rd, 1953.
Most notably he has coached in Japan, Greece, Turkey and India at club level.
Zico also coached Japan and Iraq at international level.
He stopped coaching in January, 2017.
“I will never do as a coach the things I hated people doing to me when I was a player.”- Zico
“It is always good to keep learning. Every day things change and we should recycle ourselves every day.”- Zico

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Shinji Kagawa- Footballer

Shinji Kagawa- Footballer (In a Nutshell)

Shinji Kagawa was born in Japan on March 17^th, 1989.
The position he plays is Midfielder.
Having played for Borussia Dortmund and Manchester United is impressive.
He has played 97 games for Japan and scored 31 goals.
Kagawa signed with Sint-Truiden in Belgium on January 10^th, 2022, which is where he currently plays.
“You have to believe in yourself. If you don’t, things can go wrong both on and off the pitch.”- Shinji Kagawa

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Kei Nishikori- Tennis Player

Kei Nishikori- Tennis Player (In a Nutshell)

Kei Nishikori was born in Japan on December 29^th, 1989.
His highest ranking was No. 4 on March 2^nd, 2015.
“When I turned pro, it was one of my goals to get ranked in the top 50. I didn’t really feel the pressure. I had some fear but at the same I was happy to play tennis and playing stronger players.”- Kei Nishikori
“I try to play good tennis all the time.”- Kei Nishikori

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