Akinori Nishizawa
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Akinori Nishizawa | ||
Date of birth | 18 June 1976 | ||
Place of birth | Shizuoka, Shizuoka, Japan | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Youth career | |||
1992–1994 | Shimizu Higashi High School | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1995–2000 | Cerezo Osaka | 124 | (43) |
1995–1996 | →Volendam (loan) | 0 | (0) |
2000–2001 | Espanyol | 6 | (0) |
2001 | Cerezo Osaka | 0 | (0) |
2001–2002 | Bolton Wanderers | 0 | (0) |
2002–2006 | Cerezo Osaka | 148 | (41) |
2007–2008 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 43 | (5) |
2009 | Cerezo Osaka | 18 | (1) |
Total | 339 | (90) | |
National team | |||
1997–2002 | Japan | 29 | (10) |
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Honours | |||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Akinori Nishizawa (西澤 明訓, Nishizawa Akinori, born 18 June 1976) is a former Japanese football player. He played for Japan national team.
Club career[]
Nishizawa was born in Shizuoka on 18 June 1976. After graduating from Shimizu Higashi High School, he joined Cerezo Osaka in 1995. He moved to Spanish club Espanyol in December 2000. In July 2001, he moved to English club Bolton Wanderers. During his brief spell playing Bolton Wanderers, he is best remembered for scoring a dramatic late equaliser against Walsall in the League Cup.[1] In 2002, he returned to Cerezo Osaka was relegated to J2 League from 2002. The club won the 2nd place in 2002 and was promoted to J1 League. In 2006, the club was relegated to J2 League. He moved to his local club Shimizu S-Pulse in 2007. He returned to Cerezo Osaka in 2009 and he retired end of 2009 season.
National team career[]
On 21 May 1997, he debuted for Japan national team against South Korea. Although he played 4 games and scored 2 goals at 1998 World Cup qualification in 1997, he was not selected Japan for 1998 World Cup. In 2000, he played for Japan for the first time in 3 years. At 2000 Asian Cup in October, he played all 6 games and scored 5 goals. Japan won the champions. At 2001 Confederations Cup, he also played 4 games and scored 1 goals. Japan won the 2nd place. He was selected Japan for 2002 World Cup and played 1 game. This match was his last game for Japan. He played 29 games and scored 10 goals for Japan until 2002.[2]
Club statistics[]
Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Total | ||||||
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Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
Japan | League | Emperor's Cup | J.League Cup | Total | ||||||
1995 | Cerezo Osaka | J1 League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Netherlands | League | KNVB Cup | League Cup | Total | ||||||
1995/96 | Volendam | Eredivisie | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | |||
Total | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | |||||
Japan | League | Emperor's Cup | J.League Cup | Total | ||||||
1996 | Cerezo Osaka | J1 League | 14 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 27 | 8 |
1997 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 10 | ||
1998 | 32 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 37 | 8 | ||
1999 | 30 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 35 | 17 | ||
2000 | 29 | 15 | - | 3 | 2 | 32 | 17 | |||
Total | 124 | 43 | 7 | 5 | 23 | 12 | 154 | 60 | ||
Spain | League | Copa del Rey | Copa de la Liga | Total | ||||||
2000/01 | Espanyol | La Liga | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | 8 | 0 | |
Total | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | 8 | 0 | |||
Japan | League | Emperor's Cup | J.League Cup | Total | ||||||
2001 | Cerezo Osaka | J1 League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
England | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Total | ||||||
2001/02 | Bolton Wanderers | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | ||
Japan | League | Emperor's Cup | J.League Cup | Total | ||||||
2002 | Cerezo Osaka | J2 League | 34 | 8 | 1 | 0 | - | 35 | 8 | |
2003 | J1 League | 24 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 33 | 9 | |
2004 | 29 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 35 | 9 | ||
2005 | 28 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 38 | 14 | ||
2006 | 33 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 40 | 12 | ||
Total | 148 | 41 | 10 | 1 | 23 | 10 | 181 | 52 | ||
2007 | Shimizu S-Pulse | J1 League | 22 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 31 | 3 |
2008 | 21 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 29 | 7 | ||
Total | 43 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 3 | 60 | 10 | ||
2009 | Cerezo Osaka | J2 League | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | 18 | 1 | |
Total | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | 18 | 1 | |||
Career Total | 339 | 90 | 22 | 8 | 63 | 26 | 424 | 124 |
National team statistics[]
Japan national team | ||
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Year | Apps | Goals |
1997 | 5 | 2 |
1998 | 0 | 0 |
1999 | 0 | 0 |
2000 | 11 | 6 |
2001 | 8 | 1 |
2002 | 5 | 1 |
Total | 29 | 10 |
National team[]
Appearances in major competitions[]
Year | Competition | Category | Appearances | Goals | Team Record | |
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Start | Sub | |||||
2000 | 2000 Asian Cup | Senior | 4 | 2 | 5 | Champions |
2001 | 2001 Confederations Cup | Senior | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2nd place |
2002 | 2002 FIFA World Cup | Senior | 2 | 1 | 0 | Round of 16 |
International Goal[]
# | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 1997 | – | ||||
2. | 1997 | – | ||||
3. | 5 June 2000 | Casablanca, Morocco | France | 2–2 | Draw | Friendly |
4. | 17 October 2000 | Sidon, Lebanon | Uzbekistan | 8–1 | Won | 2000 AFC Asian Cup Group Stage |
5. | 17 October 2000 | Sidon, Lebanon | Uzbekistan | 8–1 | Won | 2000 AFC Asian Cup Group Stage |
6. | 17 October 2000 | Sidon, Lebanon | Uzbekistan | 8–1 | Won | 2000 AFC Asian Cup Group Stage |
7. | 20 October 2000 | Beirut, Lebanon | Qatar | 1–1 | Draw | 2000 AFC Asian Cup Group Stage |
8. | 26 October 2000 | Beirut, Lebanon | China PR | 3–2 | Won | 2000 AFC Asian Cup Semifinal |
9. | 22 June 2006 | Niigata, Japan | Canada | 3–0 | Won | 2001 FIFA Confederations Cup Group Stage |
10. | 29 April 2002 | Tokyo, Japan | Slovakia | 1–0 | Won | Kirin Cup 2002 |
Honours and awards[]
Individual honours[]
- J1 League Best Eleven: 2000
Team honours[]
- FIFA Confederations Cup Runner-up: 2001
- AFC Asian Cup Champions: 2000
References[]
- ^ "Bolton 4–3 Walsall (aet)". BBC. 11 September 2001. Retrieved 3 November 2009.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Japan National Football Team Database". Archived from the original on 27 March 2019. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
External links[]
- Akinori Nishizawa at Soccerbase
- Akinori Nishizawa – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Akinori Nishizawa at National-Football-Teams.com
- Japan National Football Team Database
- Akinori Nishizawa at J.League (in Japanese)
- 1976 births
- Living people
- Association football people from Shizuoka Prefecture
- Japanese footballers
- Japan international footballers
- Japanese expatriate footballers
- Japanese expatriate sportspeople in England
- Japanese expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands
- Japanese expatriate sportspeople in Spain
- Expatriate footballers in the Netherlands
- Expatriate footballers in Spain
- Expatriate footballers in England
- J1 League players
- J2 League players
- La Liga players
- Cerezo Osaka players
- FC Volendam players
- RCD Espanyol footballers
- Bolton Wanderers F.C. players
- Shimizu S-Pulse players
- 2000 AFC Asian Cup players
- 2001 FIFA Confederations Cup players
- 2002 FIFA World Cup players
- AFC Asian Cup-winning players
- Association football forwards
- Japanese football forward, 1970s birth stubs