Norifumi Nishimura

Japanese baseball player and manager
Baseball player
Norifumi Nishimura
西村 徳文
Nishimura in 2011
Infielder, Outfielder, Manager
Born: (1960-01-09) January 9, 1960 (age 64)
Kushima, Miyazaki
Batted: Switch
Threw: Right
NPB debut
September 14, 1982, for the Lotte Orions
Last NPB appearance
October 12, 1997, for the Chiba Lotte Marines
NPB statistics
Batting average.272
Hits1,298
Stolen bases363
Managerial record268–321–39
Winning %.455
Teams
As player
  • Lotte Orions/Chiba Lotte Marines (19821997)

As manager

As coach

Career highlights and awards
Last updated on: 22 August 2020

Norifumi Nishimura (西村 徳文, Nishimura Norifumi, born January 9, 1960 in Kushima, Miyazaki) is a former Nippon Professional Baseball player and current manager. Nishimura spent the entirety of his 16-year playing career with the Chiba Lotte Marines. After retiring, he coached for the team until being named the successor to former Marines-manager Bobby Valentine in late 2009.

External links

  • Nippon Professional Baseball career statistics from JapaneseBaseball.com
Sporting positions
Preceded by Chiba Lotte Marines manager
2010–2012
Succeeded by
Preceded by Orix Buffaloes manager
2019–2020
Succeeded by
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Chiba Lotte Marines 2010 Japan Series champions
Manager
78 Norifumi Nishimura
Coaches
Bench 76 Michio Aoyama
Hitting 75 Eiji Kanamori
Infield 72 Seiji Kamikawa
Outfield 73 Kenji Morozumi
Pitching 71 Takashi Nishimoto
Bullpen 79 Yuji Inoue
Catching 74 Kiyoshi Yamanaka
Coach 77 Kenji Yoshitsuru
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International
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National
  • Japan


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