kept him out for 2 months. SKC qualified for the playoffs after finishing 5th in the West, but Nagamura was limited to just 9 appearances and 1 assist in the regular season due to injuries. He would play the full 90 minutes in Kansas City's one playoff game, a 1–0 loss to the Seattle Sounders in the opening round. The 2016 season also saw Nagamura play 3 times in the 2016–17 CCL group stage, with SKC failing to advance out of their group, as well as make an appearance for KC's USL affiliate club, Swope Park Rangers. On December 12, 2016, Nagamura announced his retirement. Coaching Swope Park Rangers/Sporting Kansas City II After retiring from playing following the 2016 season, Nagamura became an assistant coach for SKC's USL affiliate club, Swope Park Rangers. On December 4, 2017, Nagamura was promoted to head coach for Swope Park. In his first season as a head coach, Nagamura led Swope Park to the playoffs. They would not return to the playoffs in the other 3 years of his tenure. Prior to the 2020 season, Swope Park rebranded as Sporting Kansas City II. Nagamura left SKC II following the 2021 season. Houston Dynamo On January 3, 2022, Nagamura was named head coach for the Houston Dynamo. His tenure as Dynamo coach only lasted 29 matches, as he was fired on September 5. Personal life Nagamura holds a U.S. green card which qualifies him as a domestic player for MLS roster purposes. Born in Brazil, he is of Japanese and Italian descent. Career statistics Source: Managerial statistics Honors Arsenal Premier League U-19 championship: 2001 Los Angeles Galaxy Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup: 2005 MLS Cup: 2005 Sporting Kansas City Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup: 2012, 2015 MLS Cup: 2013 References External links 1983 births Living people Arsenal F.C. players Brazilian footballers Brazilian expatriate footballers Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Canada Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in the United States Brazilian people of Japanese descent Brazilian people of Italian descent Chivas USA players Expatriate soccer players in the United States Expatriate soccer players in Canada Expatriate footballers in Mexico LA Galaxy players Major League Soccer players Footballers from São Paulo Liga MX players Sporting Kansas City players Sporting Kansas City II players Toronto FC players Tigres UANL footballers USL Championship players Sporting Kansas City II coaches Association football midfielders Brazilian football managers Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Mexico Houston Dynamo