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.

Norifumi Nishimura 西村 徳文
Nishimura in 2011
Infielder, Outfielder, Manager
Born: (1960-01-09) January 9, 1960 (age 62) Kushima, Miyazaki
Batted: Switch Threw: Right
NPB debut
September 14, 1982, for the Lotte Orions
Last NPB appearance
October 12, 1997, for the Chiba Lotte Marines
NPB statistics
Batting average	.272
Hits	1,298
Stolen bases	363
Managerial record	268–321–39
Winning %	.455
Teams
As player Lotte Orions/Chiba Lotte Marines (1982–1997) As manager Chiba Lotte Marines (2010–2012) Orix Buffaloes (2019–2020) As coach Chiba Lotte Marines (1998–2009) Orix Buffaloes (2016–2018)
Career highlights and awards
1990 batting title
Last updated on: 22 August 2020

External links

• Nippon Professional Baseball career statistics from JapaneseBaseball.com

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