Akira Nishino (footballer)
Nishino managing Gamba Osaka in July 2011
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Akira Nishino | ||
| Date of birth | April 7, 1955 | ||
| Place of birth | Saitama, Japan | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1974–1977 | Waseda University | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1978–1990 | Hitachi | ||
| 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 | Nagoya Grampus | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Akira Nishino (西野 朗 Nishino Akira?, born April 7, 1955) is a former Japanese football player. He played for Japan national team.
He coached Japan at the 1996 Summer Olympics. Nishino became the first coach at Gamba Osaka to have won four different titles—the AFC Champions League in 2008, the Emperor's Cup twice in 2008 and 2009 and the 2005 J-League titles as well as the J.League Cup twice in 1999 and 2007.
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