is a

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player who plays for

Shimizu S-Pulse is a professional Japanese football club. Located in Shimizu-ku, Shizuoka, Shizuoka Prefecture, S-Pulse currently competes in the J2 League (J2). The club was formed in 1991 as a founding member of the J.League (''"Original Ten"''), which began ...

Playing career

Nishibe was born in

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on 1 December 1980. After graduating from high school, he joined

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club

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in 1999. Reds was relegated to

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from 2000. Although he debuted against

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on April 12, Reds lost 0–3. He debuted in J2 League on October 7 and played all last 7 matches in 2000 season after the debut.J.League
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from summer 2002. In June 2003, Nishibe moved to

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. However he could not play at all in the match behind

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. In 2004, Nisihbe moved to

. He became a regular goalkeeper and played many matches for a long time. S-Pulse won the 2nd place in

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and

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. In 2011, Nishibe moved to newly was relegated to J2 club,

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. Although he played as regular goalkeeper, the club results were bad and finished at the 14th place. In 2012, Nishibe moved to J1 club

. He battled with Rikihiro Sugiyama for the position and played many matches until 2014. However his opportunity to play decreased behind Shota Arai in 2015. In 2016, Nishibe re-joined newly was relegated to J2 club,

for the first time in 6 years.

Club statistics

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References

External links

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Profile at Shimizu S-Pulse
1980 births Living people Association football people from Hyōgo Prefecture Japanese footballers J1 League players J2 League players Urawa Red Diamonds players Kashima Antlers players Shimizu S-Pulse players Shonan Bellmare players Kawasaki Frontale players Men's association football goalkeepers {{Japan-footy-goalkeeper-stub