Nobuo Kawakami

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|name=Nobuo Kawakami
川上信夫

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|fullname=Nobuo Kawakami

|birth_date={{Birth date and age|1947|10|4}}

|birth_place=Saitama, Saitama, Japan

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|position=Midfielder, Defender

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|youthyears1=|youthclubs1=Urawa Nishi High School

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|years1=1971–1978|clubs1=Hitachi|caps1=128|goals1=7

|totalcaps=128|totalgoals=7

|nationalyears1=1970–1977|nationalteam1=Japan|nationalcaps1=41|nationalgoals1=0

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{{Nihongo|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 championship in 1972. The club also won 1972 and 1975 Emperor's Cups. He retired in 1978. He played 128 games and scored 7 goals in the league. He was selected as one of the Best Eleven in 1972 and 1975.

National team career

On July 31, 1970, when Kawakami was a Rikkyo University student, he debuted for the Japan national team against Hong Kong. He played at the 1970 and 1974 Asian Games. He was also selected by Japan for the 1974, 1978 World Cup qualification, and the 1976 Summer Olympics qualification. He played 41 games for Japan until 1977.[http://www.jfootball-db.com/en/players/kawakami_nobuo.html Japan National Football Team Database]

Club statistics

colspan=3 \| Club performance ! colspan=2 \| League
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
Season ! Club ! League ! Apps	Goals
colspan=3 \|Japan ! colspan=2 \| League
1971	rowspan="8"\|Hitachi	rowspan="8"\|JSL Division 1	14	0
1972	10	0
1973	14	1
1974	18	0
1975	18	0
1976	18	1
1977	18	3
1978	18	2
colspan=3\|Total !128\|\|7