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| Full name | Mutsuhiko Nomura | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | February 10, 1940 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Hiroshima, Hiroshima, Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Forward | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1956–1958 | Hiroshima Funairi High School | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1959–1962 | Chuo University | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1963–1975 | Hitachi | 136 | (36) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 136 | (36) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Managerial career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1979–1981 | Hitachi | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mutsuhiko Nomura (野村 六彦, Nomura Mutsuhiko, born February 10, 1940) is a former Japanese football player and manager.[1][2][3]
Playing career[edit]
Nomura was born in Hiroshima on February 10, 1940. He played at Chuo University and won 1962 Emperor's Cup with Aritatsu Ogi, Yasuyuki Kuwahara and so on. After graduating from university, he joined Hitachi in 1963. In 1965, he played 14 games and scored 15 goals in Japan Soccer League first season. He became first top scorer. In 1972 season, the club won the championship. He was also elected Best Eleven and Japanese Footballer of the Year award. He retired in 1975.
Coaching career[edit]
In 1974, Nomura playing for Hitachi also became an assistant coach for the club. In 1979, he became a manager for Hitachi. In 1981, he resigned. In 2014, he was selected Japan Football Hall of Fame.[4]
Senior league[edit]
Nomura currently plays in the Soccer For Life league, an amateur Japanese football league for players past the age of 60.[5]
Honours[edit]
Club[edit]
- Japan Soccer League Division 1: 1972
Individual[edit]
- Japan Soccer League top scorer: 1965
- Japanese Footballer of the Year: 1972
- Japan Football Hall of Fame: Inducted in 2014[6]
References[edit]
- ^ "「営業にも役立った」受賞トロフィー。JSLの初代得点王は日立の「忍者」野村六彦◎J前夜を歩く第32回 (1/2) - サッカーマガジンWEB". May 7, 2021. Archived from the original on 2021-05-07.
- ^ "「営業にも役立った」受賞トロフィー。JSLの初代得点王は日立の「忍者」野村六彦◎J前夜を歩く第32回 (2/2) - サッカーマガジンWEB". May 7, 2021. Archived from the original on 2021-05-07.
- ^ "掲額者｜日本サッカー殿堂｜JFA｜日本サッカー協会". March 21, 2015. Archived from the original on 2015-03-21.
- ^ "野村 六彦 ｜ 日本サッカーアーカイブ". 日本サッカーアーカイブ.
- ^ "For Japan's ageing soccer players, 80 is the new 50". April 14, 2023 – via www.reuters.com.
- ^ "NOMURA Mutsuhiko". Japan Football Association. Retrieved March 30, 2024.
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