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Akinori Nishizawa

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Akinori Nishizawa
西澤 明訓
Personal information
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)
1995–1996Volendam (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
Men's football
Representing  Japan
AFC Asian Cup
Winner 2000 Lebanon
FIFA Confederations Cup
Runner-up 2001 Korea/Japan
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Akinori Nishizawa (西澤 明訓, Nishizawa Akinori, born 18 June 1976) is a Japanese former footballer who played as a forward. He played for Japan national team.

Club career

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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.

International career

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On 21 May 1997, Nishizawa debuted for Japan national team against South Korea. Although he played four games and scored two 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 three years. At 2000 Asian Cup in October, he played all six games and scored five goals. Japan won the champions. At 2001 Confederations Cup, he also played four games and scored one goal. Japan achieved second place. He was selected Japan for 2002 World Cup and played one game. This match was his last game for Japan. He played 29 games and scored 10 goals for Japan until 2002.[2]

Career statistics

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Club

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Cerezo Osaka 1995 J1 League 0 0 0 0 0 0
1996 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
Volendam (loan) 1995–96 Eredivisie 0 0 0 0
Espanyol 2000–01 La Liga 6 0 2 0 8 0
Cerezo Osaka 2001 J1 League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bolton Wanderers 2001–02 Premier League 0 0 0 0 3 1 3 1
Cerezo Osaka 2002 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
Shimizu S-Pulse 2007 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
Cerezo Osaka 2009 J2 League 18 1 0 0 18 1
Career total 339 90 22 8 63 26 424 124

International

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Appearances and goals by national team and year[2]
National team Year Apps Goals
Japan 1997 5 2
1998 0 0
1999 0 0
2000 11 6
2001 8 1
2002 5 1
Total 29 10
Scores and results list Japan's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Nishizawa goal.
List of international goals scored by Akinori Nishizawa
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 1997
2 1997
3 5 June 2000 Casablanca, Morocco  France 2–2 Friendly
4 17 October 2000 Sidon, Lebanon  Uzbekistan 8–1 2000 AFC Asian Cup
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7 20 October 2000 Beirut, Lebanon  Qatar 1–1 2000 AFC Asian Cup
8 26 October 2000 Beirut, Lebanon  China 3–2 2000 AFC Asian Cup
9 22 June 2006 Niigata, Japan  Canada 3–0 2001 FIFA Confederations Cup
10 29 April 2002 Tokyo, Japan  Slovakia 1–0 2002 Kirin Cup

Honours

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Japan

Individual

References

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  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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