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

Club career

Nimura was born in

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on May 2, 1943. After graduating from

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, he joined Toyo Industries in 1966. The club won

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champions 4 times ( 1966,

1967 Events January * January 1 – Canada begins a year-long celebration of the 100th anniversary of Confederation, featuring the Expo 67 World's Fair. * January 5 ** Spain and Romania sign an agreement in Paris, establishing full consular and ...

1968 The year was highlighted by protests and other unrests that occurred worldwide. Events January–February * January 5 – " Prague Spring": Alexander Dubček is chosen as leader of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia. * Janu ...

1970 Events January * January 1 – Unix time epoch reached at 00:00:00 UTC. * January 5 – The 7.1 Tonghai earthquake shakes Tonghai County, Yunnan province, China, with a maximum Mercalli intensity of X (''Extreme''). Between 10,000 and ...

) and Emperor's Cup 2 times (

1969 This year is notable for Apollo 11's first landing on the moon. Events January * January 4 – The Government of Spain hands over Ifni to Morocco. * January 5 **Ariana Afghan Airlines Flight 701 crashes into a house on its approach to ...

). This was the greatest era in Toyo Industries history. He retired in 1976. He played 151 games and scored 16 goals in the league.

National team career

In December 1970, Nimura was selected Japan national team for

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. At this competition, on December 10, he debuted against

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. He played 5 games for Japan in 1970.Japan National Football Team Database
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Coaching career

After retirement, Nimura became a manager for

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(former ''Toyo Industries'') as

Aritatsu Ogi is a former Japanese football player. He played for Japan national team. Club career Ogi was born in Hiroshima on December 10, 1942. After graduating from Chuo University, he joined his local club Toyo Industries in 1965. The club won the cham ...

successor in 1981. However, in 1983 season, the club finished at the bottom place and was relegated to Division 2 first time. He resigned end of 1983 season.

National team statistics

References

External links

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Japan National Football Team Database
1943 births Living people Waseda University alumni Association football people from Kyoto Prefecture Japanese footballers Japan international footballers Japan Soccer League players Sanfrecce Hiroshima players Footballers at the 1970 Asian Games Japanese football managers Association football midfielders Asian Games competitors for Japan {{Japan-footy-midfielder-1940s-stub