What is Akira Nishino?
{{Infobox football biography |name=Akira Nishino |image=Akira Nishino 2018 (cropped).jpg |image_size=200 |caption=Nishino managing [[Japan national football team|Japan]] at the [[2018 FIFA World Cup|2018 World Cup]] |fullname=Akira Nishino |birth_date={{Birth date and age|1955|4|7}} |birth_place=[[Saitama, Saitama|Saitama]], [[Saitama Prefecture|Saitama]], [[Japan]] |death_date= |death_place= |height={{Height|m=1.82}} |position=[[Midfielder]] |currentclub= |clubnumber= |youthyears1=1971–1973|youthclubs1=[[Urawa Nishi High School]] |youthyears2=1974–1977|youthclubs2=[[Waseda University]] |years1=1978–1990|clubs1=[[Kashiwa Reysol|Hitachi]]|caps1=192|goals1=32 |totalcaps=192|totalgoals=32 |nationalyears1=1977–1978|nationalteam1=[[Japan national football team|Japan]]|nationalcaps1=12|nationalgoals1=1 |manageryears1=1991–1992|managerclubs1=[[Japan national under-20 football team|Japan U-20]] |manageryears2=1994–1996|managerclubs2=[[Japan national under-23 football team|Japan U-23]] |manageryears3=1998–2001|managerclubs3=[[Kashiwa Reysol]] |manageryears4=2002–2011|managerclubs4=[[Gamba Osaka]] |manageryears5=2012|managerclubs5=[[Vissel Kobe]] |manageryears6=2014–2015|managerclubs6=[[Nagoya Grampus]] |manageryears7=2018|managerclubs7=[[Japan national football team|Japan]] |manageryears8=2019-|managerclubs8=[[Thailand national football team|Thailand]] |manageryears9=2019–|managerclubs9=[[Thailand national under-23 football team|Thailand U-23]] |medaltemplates= {{Medal|Team|[[Kashiwa Reysol|Hitachi]]}} {{Medal|RU|[[Japan Soccer League]]|1982}} {{Medal|RU|[[JSL Cup]]|1980}} }} {{Nihongo|'''Akira Nishino'''|西野 朗|Nishino Akira|born April 7, 1955}} is a former [[Japan]]ese [[Association football|football]] player and manager. He played for the [[Japan national football team|Japan national team]]. He also managed the Japan national team. ==Biography== Nishino was born in [[Saitama, Saitama|Saitama]] on April 7. 1955. After graduating from [[Waseda University]], he joined [[Japan Soccer League]] club [[Kashiwa Reysol|Hitachi]]