Akinori Nishizawa

Akinori Nishizawa (西澤 明訓, Nishizawa Akinori, born 18 June 1976) is a former Japanese football player. He played for Japan national team.

Akinori Nishizawa
西澤 明訓
Personal information
Full name Akinori Nishizawa
Date of birth (1976-06-18) 18 June 1976
Place of birth Shizuoka, Shizuoka, Japan
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position(s) Forward
Youth career
1992–1994 Shimizu Higashi High School
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1995–2000 Cerezo Osaka 124 (43)
1995–1996 →Volendam (loan) 0 (0)
2000–2001 Espanyol 6 (0)
2001 Cerezo Osaka 0 (0)
2001–2002 Bolton Wanderers 0 (0)
2002–2006 Cerezo Osaka 148 (41)
2007–2008 Shimizu S-Pulse 43 (5)
2009 Cerezo Osaka 18 (1)
Total 339 (90)
National team
1997–2002 Japan 29 (10)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club career

Nishizawa was born in Shizuoka on 18 June 1976. After graduating from Shimizu Higashi High School, he joined Cerezo Osaka in 1995. He moved to Spanish club Espanyol in December 2000. In July 2001, he moved to English club Bolton Wanderers. During his brief spell playing Bolton Wanderers, he is best remembered for scoring a dramatic late equaliser against Walsall in the League Cup.[1] In 2002, he returned to Cerezo Osaka was relegated to J2 League from 2002. The club won the 2nd place in 2002 and was promoted to J1 League. In 2006, the club was relegated to J2 League. He moved to his local club Shimizu S-Pulse in 2007. He returned to Cerezo Osaka in 2009 and he retired end of 2009 season.

National team career

On 21 May 1997, he debuted for Japan national team against South Korea. Although he played 4 games and scored 2 goals at 1998 World Cup qualification in 1997, he was not selected Japan for 1998 World Cup. In 2000, he played for Japan for the first time in 3 years. At 2000 Asian Cup in October, he played all 6 games and scored 5 goals. Japan won the champions. At 2001 Confederations Cup, he also played 4 games and scored 1 goals. Japan won the 2nd place. He was selected Japan for 2002 World Cup and played 1 game. This match was his last game for Japan. He played 29 games and scored 10 goals for Japan until 2002.[2]

Club statistics
Club performance League Cup League Cup Total
Season Club League AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
Japan League Emperor's Cup J.League Cup Total
1995Cerezo OsakaJ1 League0000-00
Total00000000
Netherlands League KNVB Cup League Cup Total
1995/96VolendamEredivisie00-00
Total00-00
Japan League Emperor's Cup J.League Cup Total
1996Cerezo OsakaJ1 League14320115278
199719721222310
19983271041378
1999301124323517
20002915-323217
Total1244375231215460
Spain League Copa del Rey Copa de la Liga Total
2000/01EspanyolLa Liga6020-80
Total6020-80
Japan League Emperor's Cup J.League Cup Total
2001Cerezo OsakaJ1 League00000000
Total00000000
England League FA Cup League Cup Total
2001/02Bolton WanderersPremier League00003131
Total00003131
Japan League Emperor's Cup J.League Cup Total
2002Cerezo OsakaJ2 League34810-358
2003J1 League2475141339
20042981051359
2005281020843814
200633810644012
Total14841101231018152
2007Shimizu S-PulseJ1 League2203261313
20082150082297
Total435321436010
2009Cerezo OsakaJ2 League18100-181
Total18100-181
Career Total 339902286326424124

National team statistics

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Japan national team
YearAppsGoals
199752
199800
199900
2000116
200181
200251
Total2910

National team

Appearances in major competitions
Year Competition Category Appearances Goals Team Record
Start Sub
20002000 Asian CupSenior425Champions
20012001 Confederations CupSenior4012nd place
20022002 FIFA World CupSenior210Round of 16

International Goal
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.1997–
2.1997–
3.5 June 2000Casablanca, Morocco France2–2DrawFriendly
4.17 October 2000Sidon, Lebanon Uzbekistan8–1Won2000 AFC Asian Cup Group Stage
5.17 October 2000Sidon, Lebanon Uzbekistan8–1Won2000 AFC Asian Cup Group Stage
6.17 October 2000Sidon, Lebanon Uzbekistan8–1Won2000 AFC Asian Cup Group Stage
7.20 October 2000Beirut, Lebanon Qatar1–1Draw2000 AFC Asian Cup Group Stage
8.26 October 2000Beirut, Lebanon China PR3–2Won2000 AFC Asian Cup Semifinal
9.22 June 2006Niigata, Japan Canada3–0Won2001 FIFA Confederations Cup Group Stage
10.29 April 2002Tokyo, Japan Slovakia1–0WonKirin Cup 2002

Honours and awards

Individual honours

Team honours
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References
  1. "Bolton 4–3 Walsall (aet)". BBC. 11 September 2001. Retrieved 3 November 2009.
  2. "Japan National Football Team Database". Archived from the original on 27 March 2019. Retrieved 10 June 2018.


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