Akira Nishino

Nishino managing Japan at the 2018 World Cup
Personal information
Full name	Akira Nishino
Date of birth	(1955-04-07) April 7, 1955 (age 68)
Place of birth	Saitama, Saitama, Japan
Height	1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Midfielder
Youth career
1971–1973	Urawa Nishi High School
1974–1977	Waseda University
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1978–1990	Hitachi	192	(32)
Total		192	(32)
National team
1977–1978	Japan	12	(1)
Teams managed
1991–1992	Japan U-20
1994–1996	Japan U-23
1998–2001	Kashiwa Reysol
2002–2011	Gamba Osaka
2012	Vissel Kobe
2014–2015	Nagoya Grampus
2018	Japan
2019-	Thailand
2019–	Thailand U-23
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

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