Norifumi Nishimura
| Norifumi Nishimura 西村 徳文 | |||
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| Infielder, Outfielder, Manager | |||
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Born: January 9, 1960 Kushima, Miyazaki | |||
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| Professional debut | |||
| NPB: 1982 for the Chiba Lotte Marines | |||
| Last professional appearance | |||
| NPB: 1997 for the Chiba Lotte Marines | |||
| NPB statistics | |||
| Batting average | .272 | ||
| Hits | 1,298 | ||
| Runs batted in | 326 | ||
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As player As manager | |||
| Career highlights and awards | |||
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| Last update: 24 November 2009 | |||
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
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| Preceded by Bobby Valentine |
Chiba Lotte Marines manager 2010–2012 |
Succeeded by Tsutomu Ito |