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Akinori Nishizawa
西澤 明訓
Personal information
Full name Akinori Nishizawa
Date of birth (1976-06-18) 18 June 1976 (age 48)
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)
International career
1997–2002 Japan 29 (10)
Medal record
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
Silver medal – second place 2001 Korea-Japan
AFC Asian Cup
Gold medal – first place 2000 Lebanon
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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
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

[2]

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. 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 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

Team honours

References

  1. ^ "Bolton 4–3 Walsall (aet)". BBC. 11 September 2001. Retrieved 3 November 2009.
  2. ^ a b "Japan National Football Team Database". Archived from the original on 27 March 2019. Retrieved 10 June 2018.


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