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Rest in Peace Naonobu Fujii… Volleyball World Will Remember You Forever



Rest in Peace Naonobu Fujii… Volleyball World Will Remember You Forever…
Naonobu Fujii, a Japanese volleyball player who also played for Toray Arrows and the Japan men’s national volleyball team passed away. Naonobu Fujii aka Nakkun passed away on March 10, 2023, at the age of 31. This sad news was announced by his team, Toray Arrows on social media.

Volleytrails posted the tribute for the player, Fujii. The statement reads,

“It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Naonobu, affectionately known as Nakkun, who was a beloved member of our volleyball community. Nakkun passed away on March 10, at the age of 31. His club team, Toray Arrows, announced the news of his passing.”

He was named as the Asian Men’s Volleyball Championship- Best Setter in 2017.

Naonobu Fujii, a Japanese volleyball player who competes for both Toray Arrows and the Japan men’s national team, was born on January 5, 1992.

Fujii was born and raised in Miyagi, Japan, where he attended the volleyball-oriented Furukawa Industrial High School.

He developed a passion for the game and later joined Juntendo University’s team. In his spare time, he likes outdoor activities such as cycling.

The Tohoku earthquake’s tsunami destroyed his family’s house. His father had lost his job as a result of the disaster.

At one point, Fujii was placed in a position where he might have to sacrifice his desire to play volleyball. With the support of his family, Fuji managed to fulfill his Volleyball dream.

In September 2021, Fujii made the announcement that he had wed Miya Sato, a setter for the Hitachi Rivale club and the Japan women’s national volleyball team.

Career:
Fujii moved on to play setter for the Torray Arrows after graduating from college. He was chosen to play as number three for the Japan men’s national volleyball team beginning in the 2016–17 season.

He competed for Japan’s men’s national squad in 2021, and the team placed seventh overall after 29 years of competition at the Summer Olympics.

Naonobu Fujii cause of death:
Naonobu Fujii died after battling cancer. Fujii revealed on February 27, 2022, that he had been given the diagnosis with stage IV stomach cancer that had spread to his brain.

Source: medicotopics.com

Naonobu Fujii (Japanese: 藤井 直伸, Hepburn: Fujii Naonobu, January 5, 1992 – March 10, 2023) was a Japanese volleyball player,[1] who was also a member of the Japan men’s national volleyball team and of Toray Arrows.

R.I.P Naonobu Fujii….

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47 Comments

  4. Belder

    the most important thing is that he looked like he was having a lot of fun.

  23. Sathish Bv

    Rest in peace naonobu Fuji 🇯🇵🇯🇵🇯🇵🇯🇵🇯🇵🇯🇵😟😟😟😟

  27. 7 Souta

    I can’t stop my tears. Why you took him away? I hate the cancer. Hate hate hate

  30. John Doek

    Sad news. In past Nekoda, now Fujii. Both perfect setters both too, too young, and more similarities etc. R.I.P.

  33. A I.

    2 days have passed since the announcement from his team but I cannot believe it😢
    He is a unique setter who goes down in the history of Japanese male volleyball and my favorite player.
    Lots of memorial messages from his friends and fans proofs they really love him.

    Rest in peace,Nakkun.😢😢😢😢😢

    報道されてから2日経ちましたが、まだ信じられない気持ちが強いです。日本男子バレー史に名を残す名セッターであり、とても好きな選手です。
    多くの戦友たちからの追悼メッセージを見て、改めてとても愛される、これからもずっとみんなの中で生き続ける存在だなと実感しました。

    謹んでご冥福をお祈り申し上げます。

  36. Yiga

    Rest In Peace 藤井選手
    People usually ignore why setter is important, but we won’t forget how amazing he is and those well play he have achieved

  42. PFSBB

    悲しすぎる。自分よりよっぽど生きる価値のある人だと思う。

    日本バレーにおいてもセンター線が機能する事を証明してくれた、今の日本バレーの礎を築いたセッターだと思います。
    ご冥福をお祈りします。