was a Japanese football player and manager. He played for Japan national team.

Club career

Nishimura was born in Hyogo Prefecture in 1912. He played for Kwangaku Club was consisted of his alma mater

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players and graduates. He won 1930 Emperor's Cup with Yukio Goto and Hideo Sakai and so on at the club.

National team career

In May 1934, when Nishimura was a

student, he was selected Japan national team for

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. At this competition, on May 13, he debuted against Dutch East Indies. On May 15, he also played and scored a goal against

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. He played 2 games and scored 1 goal for Japan in 1934.Japan National Football Team Database
/ref> In 1936, he was also selected Japan for 1936 Summer Olympics in

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, but he did not compete. At this competition, Japan completed a come-from-behind victory first game against Sweden. The first victory in Olympics for the Japan and the historic victory over one of the powerhouses became later known as "Miracle of Berlin" ( ベルリンの奇跡) in Japan. In 2016, this team was selected

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Coaching career

After retirement, Nishimura became a manager for his alma mater

and Kwangaku Club. As Kwangaku Club manager, he led the club to won

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and

1959 Emperor's Cup Statistics of Emperor's Cup in the 1959 season. Overview It was contested by 16 teams, and Kwangaku Club won the championship. Results 1st Round * All Rikkyo 1–0 Kwangaku Club * Yawata Steel 0–1 Nagoya Club *Toyama Soccer 0–13 Chuo Unive ...

. In 1976, he signed with

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Division 2 club Yomiuri. In 1977 season, he led the club to won the championship and promoted Division 1. He resigned in 1980. On March 22, 1998, Nishimura died of

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at the age of 86.

National team statistics

References

External links

*
Japan National Football Team Database
(Japan team at 1936 Olympics) at Japan Football Association {{DEFAULTSORT:Nishimura, Shoichi 1912 births 1998 deaths Kwansei Gakuin University alumni Waseda University alumni Association football people from Hyōgo Prefecture Japanese footballers Japan international footballers Olympic footballers of Japan Footballers at the 1936 Summer Olympics Japanese football managers Association football forwards Deaths from pneumonia in Japan