&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Akira_Nishino_2018_(cropped).jpg) Nishino as Japan manager at the 2018 World Cup | ||||||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Akira Nishino | |||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 7 April 1955 | |||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Saitama, Saitama, Japan | |||||||||||||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | |||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||
| 1971–1973 | Urawa Nishi High School | |||||||||||||
| 1974–1977 | Waseda University | |||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
| 1978–1990 | Hitachi | 143 | (29) | |||||||||||
| International career | ||||||||||||||
| 1977–1978 | Japan | 12 | (1) | |||||||||||
| Managerial career | ||||||||||||||
| 1991–1992 | Japan U20 | |||||||||||||
| 1994–1996 | Japan U23 | |||||||||||||
| 1998–2001 | Kashiwa Reysol | |||||||||||||
| 2002–2011 | Gamba Osaka | |||||||||||||
| 2012 | Vissel Kobe | |||||||||||||
| 2014–2015 | Nagoya Grampus | |||||||||||||
| 2018 | Japan | |||||||||||||
| 2019–2021 | Thailand U23 | |||||||||||||
| 2019–2021 | Thailand | |||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | ||||||||||||||
Akira Nishino (西野 朗, Nishino Akira, born 7 April 1955) is a Japanese football manager and former player.