Nobuo Fujishima facts for kids
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| Full name | Nobuo Fujishima | |||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | April 8, 1950 | |||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Akita, Akita, Japan | |||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | |||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | |||||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||||
| 1966–1968 | Yuri Kogyo High School | |||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||
| 1969–1986 | Nippon Kokan | |||||||||||||||
| International career | ||||||||||||||||
| 1971–1979 | Japan | 65 | (7) | |||||||||||||
| Managerial career | ||||||||||||||||
| 1999–2002 | YKK | |||||||||||||||
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | ||||||||||||||||
Nobuo Fujishima (藤島 信雄, Fujishima Nobuo, born April 8, 1950) is a famous former Japanese football player and manager. He was a talented Midfielder who played for the Japan national team.
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Playing for Clubs
Nobuo Fujishima was born in Akita, Japan, on April 8, 1950. After finishing high school, he joined a football club called Nippon Kokan in 1969. He played for this club for many years.
Club Achievements
During his time with Nippon Kokan, the team won some important competitions. They won the 1980 JSL Cup in 1980. They also won the 1981 Emperor's Cup in 1981. These were big wins for the club.
Fujishima was a very good player. He was chosen for the "Best Eleven" team four times. This means he was one of the top 11 players in the league in those years. He received this honor in 1971, 1976, 1977, and 1978. He stopped playing club football in 1986.
Playing for Japan
In September 1971, Nobuo Fujishima was chosen to play for the Japan national team. His first game for Japan was on September 29, 1971, against Chinese Taipei. This was part of the qualification games for the 1972 Summer Olympics.
International Tournaments
Fujishima also played for Japan in big international events. He played in the 1974 Asian Games and the 1978 Asian Games. These games bring together top teams from across Asia.
He became the captain of the Japan national team in 1978. He led his country on the field. He played a total of 65 games for Japan and scored seven goals. His international career with the national team ended in 1979.
National Team Statistics
Here is a summary of his games and goals for the Japan national team:
| Japan national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Games | Goals |
| 1971 | 1 | 0 |
| 1972 | 6 | 0 |
| 1973 | 4 | 0 |
| 1974 | 6 | 0 |
| 1975 | 12 | 3 |
| 1976 | 16 | 3 |
| 1977 | 5 | 0 |
| 1978 | 12 | 1 |
| 1979 | 3 | 0 |
| Total | 65 | 7 |
Coaching Career
After he stopped playing football, Fujishima became a coach. He started coaching at his old club, Nippon Kokan.
In 1999, he became the coach for a club called YKK. This team played in the Japanese Regional Leagues. He helped the YKK club get promoted to a higher league, the Japan Football League, in 2001. He left his coaching role at YKK in 2002.
More About Nobuo Fujishima
- You can find more information about his international games here:
- Learn more about his career with the Japan National Football Team Database: Japan National Football Team Database
See also
In Spanish: Nobuo Fujishima para niños
