Norifumi Nishimura 西村 徳文 | |
Position: | Infielder, Outfielder, Manager |
Birth Date: | 9 January 1960 |
Birth Place: | Kushima, Miyazaki |
Bats: | Switch |
Throws: | Right |
Debutleague: | NPB |
Finalleague: | NPB |
Debutdate: | September 14 |
Debutyear: | 1982 |
Debutteam: | Lotte Orions |
Finaldate: | October 12 |
Finalyear: | 1997 |
Finalteam: | Chiba Lotte Marines |
Statleague: | NPB |
Stat1label: | Batting average |
Stat1value: | .272 |
Stat2label: | Hits |
Stat2value: | 1,298 |
Stat3label: | Stolen bases |
Stat3value: | 363 |
Stat4label: | Managerial record |
Stat4value: | 268–321–39 |
Stat5label: | Winning % |
Stat5value: | .455 |
Teams: | As player
As manager
As coach
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Update: | 22 August 2020 |
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.