is a former

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player and manager. He played for Japan national team.

Club career

Nishimura was born in

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on August 8, 1958. After graduating from Osaka University of Health and Sport Sciences, he joined his local club Yammer Diesel in 1981. The club won

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and

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. He retired in 1991. He played 148 games and scored 3 goals in the league. He was selected Best Eleven in

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National team career

On June 18, 1980, when Nishimura was an Osaka University of Health and Sport Sciences student, he debuted for Japan national team against

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. He played at 1984 Summer Olympics qualification, 1986 World Cup qualification,

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and 1988 Summer Olympics qualification. He played 49 games and scored 2 goals for Japan until 1988.Japan National Football Team Database
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Coaching career

After retirement, Nishimura started coaching career at

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(later ''Gamba Osaka'') in 1991. In 1999, he became a manager for Japan U-20 national team. He managed U-20 Japan at the 2001 World Youth Championship in

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. In September 2001, he signed with

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and became coach. In December, he became a manager as João Carlos successor and he led the club to won the 2nd place in

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. In October 2003, he was sacked. In 2004, he signed with

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. He was sacked in June.

Club statistics

National team statistics

Managerial statistics

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* 1958 births Living people Osaka University of Health and Sport Sciences alumni Association football people from Osaka Prefecture Japanese footballers Japan international footballers Japan Soccer League players Cerezo Osaka players Japanese football managers J1 League managers J2 League managers Cerezo Osaka managers Kyoto Sanga FC managers Footballers at the 1986 Asian Games Association football midfielders Asian Games competitors for Japan {{Japan-footy-midfielder-1950s-stub