is a former

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player and manager.

Playing career

Nomura was born in

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on February 10, 1940. He played at

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and won 1962 Emperor's Cup with

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and so on. After graduating from university, he joined

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in 1963. In 1965, he played 14 games and scored 15 goals in

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first season. He became first top scorer. In 1972 season, the club won the championship. He was also elected Best Eleven and Japanese Footballer of the Year award. He retired in 1975.

Coaching career

In 1974, Nomura playing for

also became an assistant coach for the club. In 1979, he became a manager for Hitachi. In 1981, he resigned. In 2014, he was selected

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Senior league

Nomura currently plays in the Soccer For Life league, an amateur Japanese football league for players past the age of 60.

Honours

*Team **

Division 1 - 1 (

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) *Individual **

top scorer - 1 (

1965 Events January–February * January 14 – The Prime Minister of Northern Ireland and the Taoiseach of the Republic of Ireland meet for the first time in 43 years. * January 20 ** Lyndon B. Johnson is Second inauguration of Lyndo ...

) ** Japanese Footballer of the Year - 1 (1972)

References

External links

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