Akihiro Nishimura (footballer)

Akihiro Nishimura (西村 昭宏, Nishimura Akihiro, born August 8, 1958) is a former Japanese football player and manager. He played for Japan national team.

Akihiro Nishimura
西村 昭宏
Personal information
Full name Akihiro Nishimura
Date of birth (1958-08-08) August 8, 1958
Place of birth Osaka, Japan
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1974–1976 Hokuyo High School
1977–1980 Osaka University of Health and Sport Sciences
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1981–1991 Yammer Diesel 148 (3)
Total 148 (3)
National team
1980–1988 Japan 49 (2)
Teams managed
1999–2001 Japan U-20
2001–2003 Cerezo Osaka
2004 Kyoto Purple Sanga
2014–2016 Kochi United SC
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club career

Nishimura was born in Osaka Prefecture on August 8, 1958. After graduating from Osaka University of Health and Sport Sciences, he joined his local club Yammer Diesel in 1981. The club won 1983 and 1984 JSL Cup. He retired in 1991. He played 148 games and scored 3 goals in the league. He was selected Best Eleven in 1982.

National team career

On June 18, 1980, when Nishimura was an Osaka University of Health and Sport Sciences student, he debuted for Japan national team against Hong Kong. He played at 1984 Summer Olympics qualification, 1986 World Cup qualification, 1982 Asian Games and 1988 Summer Olympics qualification. He played 49 games and scored 2 goals for Japan until 1988.[1]

Coaching career

After retirement, Nishimura started coaching career at Matsushita Electric (later Gamba Osaka) in 1991. In 1999, he became a manager for Japan U-20 national team. He managed U-20 Japan at the 2001 World Youth Championship in Argentina. In September 2001, he signed with Cerezo Osaka and became coach. In December, he became a manager as João Carlos successor and he led the club to won the 2nd place in Emperor's Cup. In October 2003, he was sacked. In 2004, he signed with Kyoto Purple Sanga. He was sacked in June.

Club statistics
Club performance League Cup League Cup Total
Season Club League AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
Japan League Emperor's Cup JSL Cup Total
1981Yanmar DieselJSL Division 1180180
1982141141
1983120120
1984170170
1985/86211211
1986/87210210
1987/885050
1988/89100100
1989/9015100151
1990/9115020170
Total 148300201503

National team statistics
Japan national team
YearAppsGoals
198010
1981130
198220
1983100
198410
198582
198650
198780
198810
Total492

Managerial statistics

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Team From To Record
GWDLWin %
Cerezo Osaka 2001 2003 71 37 15 19 052.11
Kyoto Purple Sanga 2004 2004 17 5 7 5 029.41
Total 88 42 22 24 047.73
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References
  1. Japan National Football Team Database
  2. J.League Data Site(in Japanese)


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