Nobuo Kawakami

Nobuo Kawakami
川上 信夫

Personal information
Full name	Nobuo Kawakami
Date of birth	(1947-10-04) October 4, 1947
Place of birth	Saitama, Saitama, Japan
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder, Defender
Youth career
	Urawa Nishi High School
	Rikkyo University
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1971–1978	Hitachi	128	(7)
Total		128	(7)
International career
1970–1977	Japan	41	(0)
Medal record Hitachi Winner Japan Soccer League 1972 Runner-up Japan Soccer League 1973 Winner JSL Cup 1976 Winner Emperor's Cup 1972 Winner Emperor's Cup 1975 Runner-up Emperor's Cup 1973
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Nobuo Kawakami (川上 信夫, Kawakami Nobuo, born October 4, 1947) is a former Japanese football player. He played for Japan national team.

Club career

Kawakami was born in Saitama on October 4, 1947. After graduating from Rikkyo University, he joined Hitachi in 1971. The club won the league championship in 1972. The club also won 1972 and 1975 Emperor's Cups. He retired in 1978. He played 128 games and scored 7 goals in the league. He was selected as one of the Best Eleven in 1972 and 1975.

National team career

On July 31, 1970, when Kawakami was a Rikkyo University student, he debuted for the Japan national team against Hong Kong. He played at the 1970 and 1974 Asian Games. He was also selected by Japan for the 1974, 1978 World Cup qualification, and the 1976 Summer Olympics qualification. He played 41 games for Japan until 1977.

Club statistics

Club performance			League
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals
Japan			League
1971	Hitachi	JSL Division 1	14	0
1972			10	0
1973			14	1
1974			18	0
1975			18	0
1976			18	1
1977			18	3
1978			18	2
Total			128	7

National team statistics

Japan national team
Year	Apps	Goals
1970	4	0
1971	1	0
1972	8	0
1973	5	0
1974	5	0
1975	9	0
1976	8	0
1977	1	0
Total	41	0

External links

• Nobuo Kawakami at National-Football-Teams.com
• Japan National Football Team Database