Hideki Nakada

Hideki Nakada joined the Stanford women’s soccer coaching staff in April, 2014.

Nakada, a former goalkeeper, enters his seventh season with the team in 2020 after being named Associate Head Coach on Feb. 23, 2018. He serves in all areas of the program: coaching, recruiting, game planning, scouting and video.

Stanford won its third national championship on Dec. 8, 2019 with goalkeeper Katie Meyer saving two penalty kicks in a title-deciding shootout against No. 2 North Carolina. During the season, Stanford set a program record with 102 goals and won its unprecedented fifth consecutive outright Pac-12 championship. 

Under the guidance of Nakada, Alison Jahansouz's seven goals allowed in 2017 ranks fifth in program history while her eight goals allowed in 2018 ranks sixth, all-time. In 2017, Stanford's 0.360 goals-against average ranked fifth in the nation while the Cardinal's 0.49 GAA in 2018 ranked seventh. 

Stanford captured its second national championship in 2017 while outscoring opponents 91-8 -- Stanford trailed for just 8:59 minutes during the entire season. 

Nakada helped Stanford earn NSCAA Pacific Region Staff of the Year honors in 2016. In 2015, Nakada was named NSCAA Pacific Region Assistant Coach of the Year, helping the Cardinal to a 19-2-2 overall record. 

He arrived from University of Oregon, where he was the program’s defensive coach and recruiting coordinator in 2013, and immediately helped Stanford reach the 2014 NCAA College Cup.

He spent three seasons playing professionally in Japan, two with Omiya Ardija (2002-04) and one with Kyoto Purple Sanga (2004-05).

His collegiate coaching career began with three seasons at Idaho State, and continued with four at Marquette, and one at Oregon, where the Ducks conceded only 22 goals in 19 matches.

As a Marquette assistant, the Golden Eagles made four NCAA appearances and won a Big East title while earning 17 shutouts in one season, reaching the third round of the NCAA tournament. Natalie Kulla was the conference Goalkeeper of the Year and finished as the school record-holder in career shutouts (43) and goals-against average (0.74). While at Idaho State, the Bengals won Big Sky regular season and tournament honors to advance to the NCAA playoffs.