is a former
Japan
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football
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player and manager who is the current head coach of the
Singapore national football team.
Playing career
Nishigaya was born in
Shizuoka on May 12, 1973. After graduating from
University of Tsukuba, he joined
J1 League
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club
Nagoya Grampus Eight
(formerly known as ) is a Japanese association football club that plays in the J1 League, following promotion from the J2 League in 2017. Based in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture and founded as the company team of the Toyota Motor Corp. in 1939, the c ...
with teammate
Shigeyoshi Mochizuki in 1996. He played many matches as center back from first season. In 1998, he moved to
Avispa Fukuoka. He became a regular player as left back of three backs defense. In 1999, he moved to
Verdy Kawasaki. However he could hardly play in the match. In 2000, he moved to
JEF United Ichihara. However he could hardly play in the match. In 2001, he moved to
J2 League
The or simply J2 is the second division of the and the second level of the Japanese association football league system. The top tier is represented by the J1 League. It (along with the rest of the J.League) is currently sponsored by Meiji Yas ...
club
Albirex Niigata. He played many matches as many position, defensive midfielder, center back and left side back. He retired end of 2001 season.
Coaching career
After retirement, Nishigaya started coaching career at his alma mater
University of Tsukuba in 2003. In 2004, he signed with
Tokyo Verdy. He coached for youth team until 2009. In 2010, he became a manager for
Meiji University
, abbreviated as Meiji (明治) or Meidai (明大'')'', is a private research university located in Chiyoda City, the heart of Tokyo, Japan. Established in 1881 as Meiji Law School (明治法律学校, ''Meiji Hōritsu Gakkō'') by three Meiji-er ...
. In 2012, he signed with
Albirex Niigata and became a coach under manager
Hisashi Kurosaki. However he resigned with Kurosaki in May. In 2013, he signed with
Mito HollyHock and became a coach under manager
Tetsuji Hashiratani. In June 2015, Hashiratani was sacked and Nishigaya became a new manager as Hashiratani successor. He managed the club until 2017. In 2018, he moved to
SC Sagamihara
is a Japanese association football club based in Sagamihara, Kanagawa Prefecture. They currently play in the third tier of Japanese football J3 League.
History
In 2011 they joined Division 2 of the Kanto Regional League after three years of con ...
and managed the club in 1 season.
Club statistics
Managerial statistics
J.League Data Site
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References
External links
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1973 births
Living people
University of Tsukuba alumni
Association football people from Shizuoka Prefecture
Japanese footballers
J1 League players
J2 League players
Nagoya Grampus players
Avispa Fukuoka players
Tokyo Verdy players
JEF United Chiba players
Albirex Niigata players
Japanese football managers
J2 League managers
J3 League managers
Mito HollyHock managers
SC Sagamihara managers
Association football midfielders
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