Yuichi Nishimura
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| Full name | Yuichi Nishimura | ||
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| Born | April 17, 1972 Tokyo, Japan |
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| Years | League | Role | |
| 1999– | J. League Division 1 | Referee | |
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| Years | League | Role | |
| 2004– | FIFA listed | Referee | |
Yuichi Nishimura (西村 雄一 Nishimura Yūichi, born 17 April 1972) is a Japanese football referee who has been a full international referee for FIFA.
He was the only Asian referee and one of three judges selected to judge in 2008 African Cup of Nations in Ghana along with assistant referees Toru Sagara from Japan and Jeong Hae-Sang from South Korea. He was also a referee at the 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup. He was not appointed to any more matches in the tournament by CAF after the quarter final after he failed to dismiss Angola players for pushing him during the quarter final match between Egypt and Angola.
He was preselected as a referee for the 2010 FIFA World Cup.[1]
On 11 June 2010 he was the referee for the Uruguay against France game at the 2010 FIFA World Cup along with fourth official Joel Aguilar and assistant referees Jeong Hae Sang, and Toru Sagara.[2] Nishimura produced the first red card of the tournament, when he sent off Uruguay midfielder Nicolás Lodeiro for two yellow cards. On July 2, 2010 during the first quarter final game between Brazil and Netherlands at Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Port Elizabeth he sent off Felipe Melo of Brazil in the 73rd minute of the game. On July 11, 2010, Nishimura was the 4th official for the final match of the World Cup, Netherlands vs. Spain.[3]
On November 13, 2010, Nishimura was be the referee for the final match of the 2010 AFC Champions League Final, Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma vs. Zob Ahan at the National Stadium in Tokyo.
He was chosen as the J. League Referee of the Year in 2009 and 2010.[4]
He also officiated at the 2011 AFC Asian Cup.
[edit] References
- ^ List of prospective 2010 FIFA World Cup referees
- ^ Coverage of Uruguay v France game
- ^ "TP Mazembe Englebert - F.C. Internazionale Milano". FIFA. December 18, 2010. http://www.fifa.com/clubworldcup/matches/round=254488/match=300140542/report.html. Retrieved December 29, 2010.
- ^ "2010 J.LEAGUE AWARDS(6 Dec. 2010)". December 6, 2010. http://www.j-league.or.jp/eng/gamereport/00000125.html. Retrieved December 7, 2010.
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Preceded by Benito Archundia |
FIFA Club World Cup final match referees 2010  Yuichi Nishimura |
Succeeded by Ravshan Irmatov |
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