Norifumi Nishimura

Norifumi Nishimura
西村 徳文
Orix Buffaloes – No. 77
Infielder, Outfielder, Manager
Born: (1960-01-09) January 9, 1960
Kushima, Miyazaki
Batted: Switch Threw: Right
NPB debut
1982, for the Chiba Lotte Marines
Last NPB appearance
1997, for the Chiba Lotte Marines
NPB statistics
Batting average .272
Hits 1,298
Runs batted in 326
Teams

As player

As manager

  • Chiba Lotte Marines (2010–2012)
  • Orix Buffaloes (2019–present)

As coach

Career highlights and awards
Last updated on: 24 November 2009

Norifumi Nishimura (西村 徳文, Nishimura Norifumi, born January 9, 1960 in Kushima, Miyazaki) is a former Nippon Professional Baseball player and current manager. Nishimura spent the entirety of his 16-year playing career with the Chiba Lotte Marines. After retiring, he coached for the team until being named the successor to former Marines-manager Bobby Valentine in late 2009.

Sporting positions
Preceded by
Bobby Valentine		 Chiba Lotte Marines manager
2010–2012		 Succeeded by
Tsutomu Ito
Preceded by
Junichi Fukura		 Orix Buffaloes manager
2019–present		 Succeeded by
Central League Pacific League
Tsuyoshi Yoda (Chunichi Dragons) Tadahito Iguchi (Chiba Lotte Marines)
Akihiro Yano (Hanshin Tigers) Kimiyasu Kudoh (Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks)
Koichi Ogata (Hiroshima Toyo Carp) Hideki Kuriyama (Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters)
Junji Ogawa (Tokyo Yakult Swallows) Norifumi Nishimura (Orix Buffaloes)
Alex Ramírez (Yokohama DeNA BayStars) Hatsuhiko Tsuji (Saitama Seibu Lions)
Tatsunori Hara (Yomiuri Giants) Yosuke Hiraishi (Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles)
Defunct teams:


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