Yuichi Nishimura
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| Full name | Yuichi Nishimura | ||
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| Born |
17 April 1972 Tokyo, Japan |
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| Years | League | Role | |
| 1999– | J. League Division 1 | Referee | |
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| Years | League | Role | |
| 2004–2014 | FIFA listed | Referee | |
Yuichi Nishimura (西村 雄一 Nishimura Yūichi?, born 17 April 1972) is a Japanese football referee. He has refereed in the Japanese J. League Division 1 since 1999 and has been a full international referee for FIFA since 2004. He recently became noticed for his work as referee of the opening game in the 2014 FIFA World Cup between hosts Brazil and Croatia and also 2014 AFC Champions League second-leg final.
Nishimura was the only Asian referee selected to officiate at the 2008 African Cup of Nations in Ghana along with assistant referees Toru Sagara from Japan and Jeong Hae-Sang from South Korea.
He refereed the final of the 2010 FIFA Club World Cup between Inter Milan and TP Mazembe.
On 13 November 2010, Nishimura was the referee for the final match of the 2010 AFC Champions League Final, Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma vs. Zob Ahan, at the National Stadium in Tokyo.
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