{{short description|Japanese footballer}} {{Infobox football biography |name=Nobuo Kawaguchi<br/>川口 信男 |image=Nobuo Kawaguchi 2007.jpg |image_size=150 |caption= |fullname=Nobuo Kawaguchi |birth_date={{Birth date and age|1975|4|10}} |birth_place=Sanjo, Niigata, Japan |death_date= |death_place= |height={{Height|m=1.78}} |position=Forward |currentclub= |clubnumber= |youthyears1=1991–1993|youthclubs1=Niigata Technical High School |youthyears2=1994–1997|youthclubs2=Juntendo University |years1=1998–2005|clubs1=Júbilo Iwata|caps1=139|goals1=12 |years2=2006–2008|clubs2=FC Tokyo|caps2=45|goals2=3 |totalcaps=184|totalgoals=15 |nationalyears1=|nationalteam1=|nationalcaps1=|nationalgoals1= |manageryears1=|managerclubs1= |medaltemplates= {{Medal|Team|Júbilo Iwata}} {{Medal|W|J1 League|1999}} {{Medal|W|J1 League|2002}} {{Medal|RU|J1 League|1998}} {{Medal|RU|J1 League|2001}} {{Medal|RU|J1 League|2003}} {{Medal|W|J.League Cup|1998}} {{Medal|RU|J.League Cup|2001}} {{Medal|W|Emperor's Cup|2003}} {{Medal|RU|Emperor's Cup|2004}} }} {{Nihongo|'''Nobuo Kawaguchi'''|川口 信男|Kawaguchi Nobuo|born April 10, 1975}} is a former Japanese football player.
==Playing career== Kawaguchi was born in Sanjo on April 10, 1975. After graduating from Juntendo University, he joined J1 League club Júbilo Iwata in 1998. He played many matches as forward from first season and the club won the champions 1998 Emperor's Cup. At the Final, he scored 2 goals and was selected MVP award. The club also won the champions 1998–99 Asian Club Championship first Asian title in club history. From 2000, he also played many matches as substitute right side midfielder not only forward. The club won the champions 2002 J1 League and 2003 Emperor's Cup. However his opportunity to play decreased from 2004. On 2006, he moved to FC Tokyo. Although he played many matches in 2006, his opportunity to play decreased from 2007 and he retired end of 2008 season.
==Club statistics== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" |- ! colspan=3 | Club performance ! colspan=2 | League ! colspan=2 | Cup ! colspan=2 | League Cup ! colspan=2 | Continental ! colspan=2 | Total |- ! Season ! Club ! League ! Apps !! Goals ! Apps !! Goals ! Apps !! Goals ! Apps !! Goals ! Apps !! Goals |- ! colspan=3 |Japan ! colspan=2 | League ! colspan=2 | Emperor's Cup ! colspan=2 | J.League Cup ! colspan=2 | Asia ! colspan=2 | Total |- |1998||rowspan="8"|Júbilo Iwata||rowspan="8"|J1 League||20||3||3||0||5||3||colspan="2"|-||28||6 |- |1999||18||1||1||0||4||0||colspan="2"|-||23||1 |- |2000||20||3||3||2||3||0||colspan="2"|-||26||5 |- |2001||23||0||0||0||8||1||colspan="2"|-||31||1 |- |2002||23||3||3||1||7||1||colspan="2"|-||33||5 |- |2003||19||1||3||2||6||0||colspan="2"|-||28||3 |- |2004||8||0||4||1||5||0||3||0||20||1 |- |2005||8||1||1||0||0||0||5||1||14||2 |- |2006||rowspan="3"|FC Tokyo||rowspan="3"|J1 League||24||3||2||0||6||0||colspan="2"|-||32||3 |- |2007||14||0||3||0||4||0||colspan="2"|-||21||0 |- |2008||7||0||0||0||2||0||colspan="2"|-||9||0 |- !colspan=3|Total !184||15||20||6||50||5||8||1||244||37 |}
==Honors and awards== ===Individual=== * J.League Cup MVP: 1998
===Club=== ;Júbilo Iwata * AFC Champions League: 1998–99 * Asian Super Cup: 1999 * J1 League: 1999, 2002 * J.League Cup: 1998 * Japanese Super Cup: 2000, 2003
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *{{J.League player|3417}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Kawaguchi, Nobuo}} Category:1975 births Category:Living people Category:Juntendo University alumni Category:Football people from Niigata Prefecture Category:Japanese men's footballers Category:J1 League players Category:Júbilo Iwata players Category:FC Tokyo players Category:Men's association football forwards Category:20th-century Japanese sportsmen
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