Akinori Nishizawa
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Akinori Nishizawa | ||
| Date of birth | June 18, 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) | |
| International career | |||
| 1997–2002 | Japan | 29 | (10) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Akinori Nishizawa (西澤 明訓, Nishizawa Akinori, born June 18, 1976) is a former Japanese football player.
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.[1]
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 | |
| 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 | 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 | |||
| Spain | League | Copa del Rey | Copa de la Liga | Total | ||||||
| 2000–01 | Espanyol | La Liga | 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 |
| 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 | 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 | ||
| 2007 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 22 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 31 | 3 | |
| 2008 | 21 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 29 | 7 | ||
| 2009 | Cerezo Osaka | J2 League | 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 | ||||||
National team statistics
| 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 | Template:AsianCupRosterLink | Senior | 4 | 2 | 5 | Champions |
| 2001 | Template:ConfedCupRosterLink | Senior | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2nd place |
| 2002 | Template:WCSquadLink | 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
- J1 League Best Eleven: 2000
Team Honours
- FIFA Confederations Cup Runner-up: 2001
- Asian Cup Champions: 2000
References
- ^ "Bolton 4–3 Walsall (aet)". BBC. 11 September 2001. Retrieved 3 November 2009.
- ^ Japan National Football Team Database
External links
- Akinori Nishizawa at National-Football-Teams.com
- Japan National Football Team Database
- Player statistics at J.League Data Site Template:Ja
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