Teruo Nimura
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| Full name | Teruo Nimura | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | May 2, 1943 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1959–1961 | Yamashiro High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1962–1965 | Waseda University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1966–1976 | Toyo Industries | 151 | (16) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 151 | (16) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1970 | Japan | 5 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Managerial career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1981–1983 | Mazda | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Teruo Nimura (二村 昭雄, Nimura Teruo; born May 2, 1943) is a former Japanese football player. He played for the Japan national team.
Biography
[change | change source]Nimura was born in Kyoto on May 2, 1943. After graduating from Waseda University, he joined Toyo Industries in 1966. The club won Japan Soccer League champions 4 times (1966, 1967, 1968, 1970) and Emperor's Cup 2 times (1967, 1969). This was the greatest era in the club history. He retired in 1976. He played 151 games and scored 16 goals in the league.
In December 1970, Nimura was selected the Japan national team for 1970 Asian Games. At this competition, on December 10, he debuted against Malaysia. He played 5 games for Japan in 1970.
After retirement, Nimura became a manager for Mazda (former Toyo Industries) as Aritatsu Ogi successor in 1981. However, in 1983 season, the club finished at the bottom place and was relegated to Division 2 first time. He resigned end of 1983 season.
Statistics
[change | change source]| Japan national team | ||
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| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 1970 | 5 | 0 |
| Total | 5 | 0 |
References
[change | change source]Other websites
[change | change source]- Teruo Nimura at National-Football-Teams.com
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