is a former

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player and current first-team coach

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club of

Júbilo Iwata is a professional Japanese association football team that currently play in the J2 League. The team name ''Júbilo'' means 'joy' in Spanish and Portuguese. The team's hometown is Iwata, Shizuoka prefecture and they play at Yamaha Stadium. For ...

Playing career

Nishino was born in

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on September 14, 1982. After graduating from high school, he joined

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in 2001. Although he played as forward, he could not play many matches behind

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and so on. In April 2005, he moved to Júbilo's cross town rivals,

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on loan. He played many matches as substitute forward. In 2006, he returned to Júbilo. However he could hardly play in the match. In 2007, he moved to

club

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. He played many matches as substitute forward and the club was promoted to J1 from 2008. However he could hardly score goals. In 2009, he was converted to right side back. However he injured his left knee before opening 2009 season and he could not play at all in the match in 2009 season. Although he came back in 2010 season, he could not play many matches and the club was relegated to J2 end of 2010 season. In 2011, he moved to

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. He played as regular forward and scored many goals. The club was also promoted to J2 from 2014 season. He retired end of 2014 season.

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* 1982 births Living people Association football people from Toyama Prefecture Japanese footballers J1 League players J2 League players Japan Football League players Júbilo Iwata players Shimizu S-Pulse players Kyoto Sanga FC players Kamatamare Sanuki players Association football defenders Association football forwards {{Japan-footy-forward-1980s-stub