is a former

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player.

Playing career

Nishi was born in

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on May 12, 1983. He joined newly was promoted to

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club,

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from youth team in 2002. Although he debuted in

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, he could only play this match until 2003 and Vegalta was relegated to

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end of

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. Although he played 5 matches as substitute midfielder in 2004 season,J.League
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club

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. He played many matches in 2 seasons. In 2007, he moved to

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club Sony Sendai. He played all 34 matches in 2007 season. However he could not play many matches in 2008 season. In 2009, he re-joined Grulla for the first time in 3 years. He played as regular player in 3 seasons until 2011. He retired end of 2011 season.

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1983 births Living people Association football people from Miyagi Prefecture Japanese men's footballers J1 League players J2 League players Japan Football League players Vegalta Sendai players Iwate Grulla Morioka players Sony Sendai FC players Men's association football midfielders {{Japan-footy-midfielder-1980s-stub