Akinori Nishizawa

Akinori Nishizawa
西澤 明訓

Personal information
Full name	Akinori Nishizawa
Date of birth	(1976-06-18) 18 June 1976 (age 45)
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)
show Honours Cerezo Osaka Runner-up Emperor's Cup 2001 Runner-up Emperor's Cup 2003 Shimizu S-Pulse Runner-up J.League Cup 2008 Representing  Japan FIFA Confederations Cup 2001 Korea-Japan AFC Asian Cup 2000 Lebanon
* 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[]

National team statistics[]

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National team[]

Appearances in major competitions[]

International Goal[]

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
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[]

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)

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