Nobuo Kawakami

Nobuo Kawakami
川上 信夫
Personal information
Full name Nobuo Kawakami
Date of birth (1947-10-04) October 4, 1947
Place of birth Saitama, Saitama, Japan
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in)
Playing position Midfielder, Defender
Youth career
Rikkyo University
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1971–1978 Hitachi 128 (7)
Total 128 (7)
National team
1970–1977 Japan 41 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Nobuo Kawakami (川上 信夫, Kawakami Nobuo, born October 4, 1947) is a former Japanese football player. He played for Japan national team.

Club career

Kawakami was born in Saitama on October 4, 1947. After graduating from Rikkyo University, he joined Hitachi in 1971. The club won the league champions in 1972. The club also won 1972 and 1975 Emperor's Cup. He retired in 1978. He played 128 games and scored 7 goals in the league. He was elected Best Eleven in 1972 and 1975.

National team career

On July 31, 1970, when Kawakami was a Rikkyo University student, he debuted for Japan national team against Hong Kong. He played at 1970 and 1974 Asian Games. He was also elected Japan for 1974, 1978 World Cup qualification and 1976 Summer Olympics qualification. He played 41 games for Japan until 1977.[1]

Club statistics

[2]

Club performance League
Season Club League AppsGoals
Japan League
1971HitachiJSL Division 1140
1972100
1973141
1974180
1975180
1976181
1977183
1978182
CountryJapan 1287
Total 1287

National team statistics

[1]

Japan national team
YearAppsGoals
197040
197110
197280
197350
197450
197590
197680
197710
Total410

References

  1. 1 2 Japan National Football Team Database
  2. ↑ Nobuo Kawakami at National-Football-Teams.com
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