- Nobuyuki Zaizen
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Nobuyuki Zaizen Personal information Date of birth 19 October 1976 Place of birth Hokkaido, Japan Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) Playing position Midfielder Club information Current club BEC Tero Sasana Number 37 Youth career 1989–1994 Yomiuri Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 1995–1998 Verdy Kawasaki 0 (0) 1996 → Logroñés (loan) 0 (0) 1999 Rijeka 0 (0) 1999–2005 Vegalta Sendai 154 (18) 2006–2009 Montedio Yamagata 104 (5) 2010 Muangthong United 11 (0) 2011 BEC Tero Sasana 10 (0) National team 1993 Japan U17 4 (0) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:22, 2 February 2011 (UTC).
† Appearances (Goals).Nobuyuki Zaizen (財前 宣之 Zaizen Nobuyuki , born 19 October 1976) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays for BEC Tero Sasana in the Thai Premier League, as a midfielder.
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Club career
Zaizen was born in Hokkaido. After starting his career with Verdy Kawasaki, he went on loan to Spanish team CD Logroñés in the second half of the 1996–97 season, failing to make an appearance in La Liga as the La Rioja side was relegated. Two years later, after being released, also for a few months, he represented NK Rijeka in Croatia.
Subsequently, Zaizen played in the following decade with Vegalta Sendai and Montedio Yamagata, appearing for the clubs in both the first and second divisions in his country. In 2010, the 33-year old moved abroad again, signing for Muangthong United F.C. in Thailand.
International career
Zaizen made four appearances for Japan at the 1993 FIFA U-17 World Championship.[1]
Club statistics
Club performance League Cup League Cup Total Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Japan League Emperor's Cup J. League Cup Total 1995 Verdy Kawasaki J. League 1 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 Spain League Copa del Rey Copa de la Liga Total 1996/97 Logroñés La Liga 0 0 - - 0 0 Japan League Emperor's Cup J. League Cup Total 1997 Verdy Kawasaki J. League 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1998 0 0 0 0 4 0 4 0 Croatia League Croatian Cup League Cup Total 1998/99 Rijeka Prva HNL 0 0 - - 0 0 Japan League Emperor's Cup J. League Cup Total 1999 Vegalta Sendai J. League 2 6 1 0 0 0 0 6 1 2000 20 2 1 0 0 0 21 2 2001 39 7 3 0 1 0 43 7 2002 J. League 1 18 0 2 1 6 0 26 1 2003 8 0 1 0 4 1 13 1 2004 J. League 2 36 5 0 0 - 36 5 2005 27 3 1 0 - 28 3 2006 Montedio Yamagata J. League 2 35 4 0 0 - 35 4 2007 38 1 2 0 - 40 1 2008 21 0 0 0 - 21 0 2009 J. League 1 11 0 2 0 4 0 17 0 Thailand League Queen's Cup League Cup Total 2010 Muangthong United Premier League Country Japan 259 23 12 1 19 1 290 25 Spain 0 0 - - 0 0 Croatia 0 0 - - 0 0 Thailand 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Total 259 23 12 1 19 1 290 25 References
- ^ Nobuyuki Zaizen – FIFA competition record
- ^ Stats and profile at Montedio (Japanese)
External links
Categories:- 1976 births
- Living people
- People from Hokkaidō
- Japanese footballers
- Association football midfielders
- J. League Division 1 players
- J. League Division 2 players
- Verdy Kawasaki players
- Vegalta Sendai players
- Montedio Yamagata players
- CD Logroñés footballers
- HNK Rijeka players
- Muangthong United F.C. players
- Japanese expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Spain
- Expatriate footballers in Croatia
- Expatriate footballers in Thailand
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