Japanese footballer
Norihiro Nishi 西 紀寛
Full name
Norihiro Nishi Date of birth
(1980-05-09 ) May 9, 1980 (age 44) Place of birth
Takatsuki , Osaka , Japan Height
1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Position(s)
Midfielder 1996–1998
Ichiritsu Funabashi High School 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) 2004
Japan
5
(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
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
[ 2]
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
J.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
[ 1]
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
Club
Júbilo Iwata
International
Japan
References
External links