is a former

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ese

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player.

Career

College

Nishimura attended

Kokushikan University is a private university in Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan. Combined teams of the Graduate School of Engineering and the Department of Science and Engineering competed against 130 team and came in 11th place in the 27th Formula SAE in 2007. This is the ...

Setagaya, Tokyo is a special ward in Tokyo, Japan. It is also the name of a neighborhood and administrative district within the ward. The ward calls itself Setagaya City in English. Its official bird is the azure-winged magpie, its flower is the fringed orch ...

from 1997 to 2000, winning the All-Japan Prime Minister Cup.

Professional

Nishimura began his professional career with

J1 League The , known as the for sponsorship reasons, is the top level of the system. Founded in 1992, it is one of the most successful leagues in Asian club football. Contested by 18 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the J ...

sides

Urawa Reds , colloquially Urawa Reds (浦和レッズ), also known as Mitsubishi Urawa Football Club from April 1992 to January 1996, is a professional football club in the city of Saitama, part of the Greater Tokyo Area in Japan. The club plays in the J ...

, but never made a league appearance for the team which finished the 2004 season in second place in

. He transferred to Urawa's cross-town rivals

Omiya Ardija is a professional association football club based in Ōmiya in Saitama, Japan. Its "hometown" as designated by the league is the whole of Saitama city, which is shared with neighbours Urawa Red Diamonds. Omiya competed in the J1 League follow ...

, helping the club achieve promotion from

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into

in 2004. He became a regular player as right side back and the club won the 2nd place and was promoted to J2 from 2005. Although his opportunity to play decreased in 2006, he became a regular player again in 2007. However he could hardly play in the match in 2008. Nishimura signed for

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of the

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in April 2009. On February 11, 2010

Crystal Palace Baltimore Crystal Palace Baltimore was an American professional soccer team based in Baltimore, Maryland, US. Founded in 2006, the club was originally named Crystal Palace USA and was affiliated with English side Crystal Palace F.C., Crystal Palace. The cl ...

announced the signing of Nishimura to a contract for the 2010 season. In 2011, he returned to Japan and joined J2 club

Consadole Sapporo is a Japanese professional football club, which plays in the J1 League. The team is based in Sapporo, on the island of Hokkaido. The club name of "Consadole" is made from ''consado'', a reverse of the Japanese word and the Spanish expression ...

. However he could hardly play in the match and retired end of 2011 season.

National team

Nishimura was a part of Japan’s youth national team system, competing at the U-14 level, but has never been called up to the senior Japan national team.

Club statistics

Playing style

Small in size but intelligent wide flank utility player on and off the ball, Nishimura's constant timely and tireless overlaps creates a wider variety of attacking options for the team. His accurate crosses also provides many scoring opportunities.

Honors

Portland Timbers

Commissioner's Cup (1):

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References

External links

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Portland Timbers bio

{{DEFAULTSORT:Nishimura, Takuro 1977 births Living people Kokushikan University alumni Association football people from Tokyo Japanese footballers Japanese expatriate footballers J1 League players J2 League players USL First Division players USSF Division 2 Professional League players Urawa Red Diamonds players Omiya Ardija players Portland Timbers (2001–2010) players Crystal Palace Baltimore players Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo players Association football defenders Japanese expatriate sportspeople in the United States Expatriate soccer players in the United States