| Akira Nishino | ||
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| Personal information | ||
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| Full name | Akira Nishino | |
| Date of birth | April 7, 1955 | |
| Place of birth | Saitama, Japan | |
| Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 111⁄2 in) | |
| Playing position | Midfielder | |
| Senior career1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1978-1990 | Hitachi | |
| National team | ||
| 1977-1978 | Japan | 12 (1) |
| Teams managed | ||
| 1991-1992 1994-1996 1998-2001 2002-present |
U-20 Japan NT U-23 Japan NT Kashiwa Reysol Gamba Osaka |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Akira Nishino (西野 朗 Nishino Akira, born April 7, 1955 in Saitama) is a former Japanese footballer and currently a football manager. He coached Japan at the 1996 Summer Olympics. He currently manages J.League club Gamba Osaka. Nishino became the first coach here to have won four different titles—the AFC Champions League in 2008, the Emperor's Cup twice in 2008 and 2009 and the 2005 J-League titles as well as the J. League Cup twice in 1999 and 2007. [1]
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