Norihiro Nishi
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Norihiro Nishi | ||
| Date of birth | May 9, 1980 | ||
| Place of birth | Takatsuki, Osaka, Japan | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1999–2011 | Júbilo Iwata | 255 | (36) |
| 2012–2013 | Tokyo Verdy | 73 | (11) |
| 2014 | Police United | 17 | (2) |
| 2016 | Okinawa SV | ||
| Total | 345 | (49) | |
| National team | |||
| 2004 | Japan | 5 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Norihiro Nishi (西 紀寛 Nishi Norihiro, born May 9, 1980) is a former Japanese football player. He played for Japan national team.
Club career
Nishi was born in Takatsuki on May 9, 1980. After graduating from high school, he joined Júbilo Iwata in 1999. He played many matches from first season. The club won the champions 1999, 2002 J1 League and 2003 Emperor's Cup. In Asia, the club won the champions 1998–99 Asian Club Championship and 2nd place 1999–00 and 2000–01 Asian Club Championship. His opportunity to play decreased for injury from 2004. In 2009 and 2010, he played most matches and the club won 2010 J.League Cup. He moved to Tokyo Verdy in 2012 and played until 2013. After that, he played for Police United (2014) and Okinawa SV (2016). He retired end of 2016 season.
National team career
In September 2000, Nishi was elected Japan U-23 national team for 2000 Summer Olympics, but he did not play in the match.
On April 25, 2004, Nishi debuted for Japan national team against Hungary. In July, he was elected Japan for 2004 Asian Cup. He played 2 matches and Japan won the champions. He played 5 games for Japan in 2004.[1]
Club statistics
| Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Japan | League | Emperor's Cup | League Cup | Asia | Total | |||||||
| 1999 | Júbilo Iwata | J1 League | 13 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | 17 | 4 | |
| 2000 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 22 | 3 | |||
| 2001 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 0 | - | 31 | 3 | |||
| 2002 | 26 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 1 | - | 36 | 5 | |||
| 2003 | 24 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 0 | - | 37 | 2 | |||
| 2004 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 25 | 7 | ||
| 2005 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 24 | 6 | ||
| 2006 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | - | 23 | 5 | |||
| 2007 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 18 | 2 | |||
| 2008 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 | - | 20 | 4 | |||
| 2009 | 29 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | - | 9 | 0 | |||
| 2010 | 31 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 | - | 40 | 4 | |||
| 2011 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | 12 | 0 | |||
| 2012 | Tokyo Verdy | J2 League | 38 | 6 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 39 | 6 | ||
| 2013 | 35 | 5 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 37 | 5 | ||||
| Career total | 328 | 47 | 33 | 8 | 47 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 416 | 60 | ||
National team statistics
| Japan national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2004 | 5 | 0 |
| Total | 5 | 0 |
Appearances in major competitions
| Year | Competition | Category | Appearances | Goals | Team Record | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start | Sub | |||||
| 2000 | 2000 Olympics | U-23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Quarterfinals |
| 2004 | 2004 AFC Asian Cup | Senior | 0 | 2 | 0 | Champion |
Honors and awards
Team Honors
- AFC Asian Cup Champions: 2004
- AFC Champions League Champions: 1999
- Asian Super Cup Champions: 1999
- J1 League Champions: 1999, 2002
References
- 1 2 Japan National Football Team Database
- ↑ Tokyo Verdy(in Japanese)
External links
- Norihiro Nishi – FIFA competition record (archive)
- Norihiro Nishi at National-Football-Teams.com
- Japan National Football Team Database
- Norihiro Nishi at J.League (in Japanese)
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