Nobuo Fujishima
Nobuo Fujishima (藤島 信雄, Fujishima Nobuo, born April 8, 1950) is a former Japanese football player and manager. He played for the Japan national team.
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||||
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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 Technical High School | |||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||
| 1969–1986 | Nippon Kokan | |||||||||||||||
| National team | ||||||||||||||||
| 1971–1979 | Japan | 65 | (7) | |||||||||||||
| Teams managed | ||||||||||||||||
| 1999–2002 | YKK | |||||||||||||||
Honours
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| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | ||||||||||||||||
Club career
Fujishima was born in Akita on April 8, 1950. After graduating from high school, he joined Nippon Kokan in 1969. The club won 1980 JSL Cup and 1981 Emperor's Cup. He retired in 1986. He was selected Best Eleven 4 times (1971, 1976, 1977 and 1978).
National team career
In September 1971, Fujishima was selected for the Japan national team for the 1972 Summer Olympics qualification. At that competition, on September 29, he debuted against Chinese Taipei. He also played in the 1974 and 1978 Asian Games. He also served as captain from 1978. He played 65 games and scored seven goals for Japan until 1979.[1]
Coaching career
After retirement, Fujishima started a coaching career at Nippon Kokan. In 1999, he signed with Japanese Regional Leagues club YKK. He promoted the club to Japan Football League in 2001. He resigned in 2002.
Club statistics
| Club performance | League | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals |
| Japan | League | |||
| 1969 | Nippon Kokan | JSL Division 1 | 10 | 1 |
| 1970 | 12 | 1 | ||
| 1971 | 14 | 0 | ||
| 1972 | 14 | 1 | ||
| 1973 | 18 | 5 | ||
| 1974 | 18 | 2 | ||
| 1975 | 16 | 3 | ||
| 1976 | 18 | 6 | ||
| 1977 | 17 | 5 | ||
| 1978 | 18 | 2 | ||
| 1979 | 10 | 1 | ||
| 1980 | JSL Division 2 | |||
| 1981 | ||||
| 1982 | JSL Division 1 | 17 | 2 | |
| 1983 | JSL Division 2 | |||
| 1984 | JSL Division 1 | 18 | 1 | |
| 1985/86 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 200 | 30 | ||
National team statistics
| Japan national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | 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 |
References
- Japan National Football Team Database
- Nobuo Fujishima at National-Football-Teams.com