| Nobuo Kawakami 川上 信夫 | |
| Fullname: | Nobuo Kawakami |
| Birth Date: | 4 October 1947 |
| Birth Place: | Saitama, Saitama, Japan |
| Position: | Midfielder, Defender |
| Youthclubs1: | Urawa Nishi High School |
| Youthclubs2: | Rikkyo University |
| Years1: | 1971–1978 |
| Clubs1: | Hitachi |
| Caps1: | 128 |
| Goals1: | 7 |
| Totalcaps: | 128 |
| Totalgoals: | 7 |
| Nationalyears1: | 1970–1977 |
| Nationalteam1: | Japan |
| Nationalcaps1: | 41 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
is a former Japanese football player. He played for Japan national team.
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.
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.[1]
| 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 | |||
| 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 | |