Mutsuhiko Nomura facts for kids
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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) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Forward | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1956–1958 | Hiroshima Funairi High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1959–1962 | Chuo University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1963–1975 | Hitachi | 136 | (36) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 136 | (36) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Teams managed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1979–1981 | Hitachi | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Mutsuhiko Nomura (野村 六彦, Nomura Mutsuhiko, born February 10, 1940) is a former Japanese football player and manager.
Playing career
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
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.
Senior league
Nomura currently plays in the Soccer For Life league, an amateur Japanese football league for players past the age of 60.
Honours
- Team
- Japan Soccer League Division 1 - 1 (1972)
- Individual
- Japan Soccer League top scorer - 1 (1965)
- Japanese Footballer of the Year - 1 (1972)
See also
In Spanish: Mutsuhiko Nomura para niños
