is a former

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ese

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player. He currently chairman of

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since 31 January 2022.

Playing career

Nonomura was born in

Shizuoka Shizuoka can refer to: * Shizuoka Prefecture, a Japanese prefecture * Shizuoka (city), the capital city of Shizuoka Prefecture * Shizuoka Airport * Shizuoka Domain, the name from 1868 to 1871 for Sunpu Domain, a predecessor of Shizuoka Prefecture ...

on May 8, 1972. After graduating from

Keio University , mottoeng = The pen is mightier than the sword , type = Private research coeducational higher education institution , established = 1858 , founder = Yukichi Fukuzawa , endowmen ...

, he joined

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in 1995. He played many matches as defensive midfielder and right side midfielder from first season. The club won the 2nd place in 1998 J.League Cup. However his opportunity to play decreased in 1999 and he moved to

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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 ...

in 2000. He played as regular player and the club won the champions in 2000 and was promoted to

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from 2001. He retired end of 2001 season.

After retirement

After retirement, Nonomura became a chairman for

(later ''Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo'') in March 2013.In 31 January 2022, Nonomura became a chairman for J. League.

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* * * 1972 births Living people Keio University alumni Association football people from Shizuoka Prefecture Japanese footballers J1 League players J2 League players JEF United Chiba players Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo players Association football midfielders {{Japan-footy-midfielder-1970s-stub