Norihiro Nishi
{{short description|Japanese footballer}}
{{Infobox football biography
|name=Norihiro Nishi
西 紀寛
|image=Norihiro Nishi.jpg
|image_size=200
|caption=
|fullname=Norihiro Nishi
|birth_date={{Birth date and age|1980|5|9}}
|birth_place=Takatsuki, Osaka, Japan
|death_date=
|death_place=
|height={{Height|m=1.75}}
|position=Midfielder
|currentclub=
|clubnumber=
|youthyears1=1996–1998|youthclubs1=Ichiritsu Funabashi High School
|years1=1999–2011|clubs1=Júbilo Iwata|caps1=255|goals1=36
|years2=2012–2013|clubs2=Tokyo Verdy|caps2=73|goals2=11
|years3=2014|clubs3=Police United|caps3=17|goals3=2
|years4=2016|clubs4=Okinawa SV|caps4=|goals4=
|totalcaps=345|totalgoals=49
|nationalyears1=2004|nationalteam1=Japan|nationalcaps1=5|nationalgoals1=0
|manageryears1=|managerclubs1=
|medaltemplates=
{{Medal|Team|Júbilo Iwata}}
{{Medal|W|J.League Cup|2010}}
{{Medal|RU|J.League Cup|2001}}
{{Medal|W|Emperor's Cup|2003}}
{{Medal|RU|Emperor's Cup|2004}}
{{Medal|Country|{{Fb|JPN}}}}
{{Medal|Competition|AFC Asian Cup}}
{{Medal|G|2004 China|}}
}}
{{Nihongo|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.[http://www.jfootball-db.com/en/players/nishi_norihiro.html Japan National Football Team Database]
Club statistics
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" | ||||||||||
| colspan=3 | Club performance
! colspan=2 | League ! colspan=2 | Cup ! colspan=2 | League Cup ! colspan=2 | Continental ! colspan=2 | Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League
! Apps | Goals
! Apps | Goals
! Apps | Goals
! Apps | Goals
! Apps | Goals | |||
| colspan=3 | Japan
! colspan=2 | League ! colspan=2 | Emperor's Cup ! colspan=2 | J.League Cup ! colspan=2 | Asia ! colspan=2 | Total | ||||||||||
| 1999 | rowspan="13"|Júbilo Iwata | rowspan="13"|J1 League | 13 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2" | |
| |17 | 4 | |||||||||
| 2000 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2" | |||
| |22 | 3 | |||||||||
| 2001 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 0 | colspan="2" | |||
| |31 | 3 | |||||||||
| 2002 | 26 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 1 | colspan="2" | |||
| |36 | 5 | |||||||||
| 2003 | 24 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 0 | colspan="2" | |||
| |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 | colspan="2" | |||
| |23 | 5 | |||||||||
| 2007 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2" | |||
| |18 | 2 | |||||||||
| 2008 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 | colspan="2" | |||
| |20 | 4 | |||||||||
| 2009 | 29 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | colspan="2" | |||
| |9 | 0 | |||||||||
| 2010 | 31 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 | colspan="2" | |||
| |40 | 4 | |||||||||
| 2011 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2" | |||
| |12 | 0 | |||||||||
| 2012 | rowspan="2"|Tokyo Verdy | rowspan="2"|J2 League | 38 | 6 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2" | |||
| |colspan="2" | ||||||||||
| |39 | 6 | |||||||||
| 2013 | 35 | 5 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2" | |||||
| |colspan="2" | ||||||||||
| |37 | 5 | |||||||||
| colspan=3 | Career total
!328||47||33||8||47||3||8||2||416||60 |
National team statistics
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
! colspan=3 | Japan national team | ||
| Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 5 | 0 |
| Total||5||0 |
=Appearances in major competitions=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" | ||||||
| rowspan="2"|Year | rowspan="2"|Competition | rowspan="2"|Category | colspan="2"|Appearances | rowspan="2"|Goals | rowspan="2"|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
=Club=
;Júbilo Iwata
=International=
;Japan
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{FIFA player|177774}}
- {{NFT player|id=8148}}
- [http://www.jfootball-db.com/en/players/nishi_norihiro.html Japan National Football Team Database]
- {{J.League player|4455}}
{{Japan men's football squad 2000 Summer Olympics}}
{{Japan squad 2004 AFC Asian Cup}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Nishi, Norihito}}
Category:Association football people from Takatsuki, Osaka
Category:Japanese men's footballers
Category:Japan men's international footballers
Category:Footballers at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Category:Olympic footballers for Japan
Category:2004 AFC Asian Cup players
Category:AFC Asian Cup–winning players
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Thailand
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:21st-century Japanese sportsmen
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