Akinori Nishizawa

Akinori Nishizawa

Personal information
Full name	Akinori Nishizawa
Date of birth	June 18, 1976 (1976-06-18)
Place of birth	Shizuoka, Japan
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position	Striker (retired)
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)
2001	Espanyol	6	(0)
2001	Bolton Wanderers	0	(0)
2002–2006	Cerezo Osaka	148	(41)
2007–2008	Shimizu S-Pulse	43	(5)
2009	Cerezo Osaka	18	(1)
National team
1997–2002	Japan	29	(10)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Akinori Nishizawa (西澤 明訓, Nishizawa Akinori, born 18 June 1976 in Shizuoka, Shizuoka Prefecture) is a Japanese former footballer.

He was capped 29 times and scored 10 goals for the Japanese national team between 1997 and 2002. He played one game at the 2002 FIFA World Cup.

During his brief spell playing in England for Bolton Wanderers, he is best remembered for scoring a dramatic late equaliser against Walsall in the League Cup.

Honours and awards

Individual Honours

• J. League Division 1 Best Eleven: 2000

Team Honours

• FIFA Confederations Cup Runner-up: 2001
• Asian Cup Champions: 2000

Career statistics

Club performance			League		Cup		League Cup		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Japan			League		Emperor's Cup		J. League Cup		Total
1995	Cerezo Osaka	J. League 1	0	0	0	0	-		0	0
Netherlands			League		KNVB Cup		League Cup		Total
1995-96	Volendam	Eredivisie	0	0			-
Japan			League		Emperor's Cup		J. League Cup		Total
1996	Cerezo Osaka	J. League 1	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
Spain			League		Copa del Rey		Copa de la Liga		Total
2000-01	Espanyol	La Liga	6	0	2	0	-		8	0
England			League		FA Cup		League Cup		Total
2001-02	Bolton Wanderers	Premier League	0	0	0	0	3	1	3	1
Japan			League		Emperor's Cup		J. League Cup		Total
2002	Cerezo Osaka	J. League 2	34	8	1	0	-		35	8
2003		J. League 1	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
2007	Shimizu S-Pulse		22	0	3	2	6	1	31	3
2008			21	5	0	0	8	2	29	7
2009	Cerezo Osaka	J. League 2	18	1	0	0	-		18	1
Country	Japan		333	90	20	8	60	25	413	123
	Netherlands		0	0			-
	Spain		6	0	2	0	-		8	0
	England		0	0	0	0	3	1	3	1
Total			339	90			63	26

Japan national team
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
			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
1.	1997			-
2.	1997			-
3.	June 5, 2000	Casablanca, Morocco	France	2-2	Draw	Friendly
4.	October 17, 2000	Sidon, Lebanon	Uzbekistan	8-1	Won	2000 AFC Asian Cup Group Stage
5.	October 17, 2000	Sidon, Lebanon	Uzbekistan	8-1	Won	2000 AFC Asian Cup Group Stage
6.	October 17, 2000	Sidon, Lebanon	Uzbekistan	8-1	Won	2000 AFC Asian Cup Group Stage
7.	October 20, 2000	Beirut, Lebanon	Qatar	1-1	Draw	2000 AFC Asian Cup Group Stage
8.	October 26, 2000	Beirut, Lebanon	China PR	3-2	Won	2000 AFC Asian Cup Semifinal
9.	June 22, 2006	Niigata, Japan	Canada	3-0	Won	2001 FIFA Confederations Cup Group Stage
10.	April 29, 2002	Tokyo, Japan	Slovakia	1-0	Won	Kirin Cup 2002

External links

• Career history at National Football Teams