How tall is Akinori Nishizawa?

Akinori Nishizawa's listed height is 180 cm (5'11"). He is taller than about 93% of men in Japan.

Where 180 cm sits among men in Japan

Taller than about 93% of men in Japan born in 1976 (average 171.4 cm).

Nishizawa next to his teammates

Hiroaki Morishima is 12 cm shorter than Akinori Nishizawa (168 cm), teammate at Cerezo Osaka from 1995 to 2006.

Teruyoshi Itō is 12 cm shorter than Akinori Nishizawa (168 cm), teammate at Japan men's national football team from 1997 to 2001.

Daisuke Ichikawa is 1 cm taller than Akinori Nishizawa (181 cm), teammate at Japan men's national football team from 1998 to 2002.

About Akinori Nishizawa

Akinori Nishizawa is a Japanese former footballer who played as a forward and for the Japan national team. He was born on 18 June 1976 in Shizuoka and joined Cerezo Osaka in 1995 after graduating from Shimizu Higashi High School.

Nishizawa moved to Spanish club Espanyol in December 2000 and to English club Bolton Wanderers in July 2001, where he is best remembered for a dramatic late equaliser against Walsall in the League Cup. He returned to Cerezo Osaka in 2002, when the club was relegated to J2 League, and it finished second that year and was promoted to J1 League. He moved to his local club Shimizu S-Pulse in 2007, returned to Cerezo Osaka in 2009 and retired at the end of that season. He debuted for Japan on 21 May 1997 against South Korea.

At a listed 180 cm (5'11"), Nishizawa is 12 cm taller than Hiroaki Morishima, listed at 168 cm (5'6"), his teammate at Cerezo Osaka (1995 to 2006). Daisuke Ichikawa, listed at 181 cm (5'11"), was his teammate in the Japan men's national football team (1998 to 2002) and is 1 cm taller than Nishizawa.

Frequently asked

How tall is Akinori Nishizawa in feet and inches? Akinori Nishizawa is 5'11" tall, which is 180 cm, 70.9 inches or 1.80 m.

How tall is Akinori Nishizawa compared to Hiroaki Morishima? Hiroaki Morishima is 12 cm shorter than Akinori Nishizawa: 168 cm (5'6") vs 180 cm (5'11").

How tall is Akinori Nishizawa compared to Teruyoshi Itō? Teruyoshi Itō is 12 cm shorter than Akinori Nishizawa: 168 cm (5'6") vs 180 cm (5'11").

How tall is Akinori Nishizawa compared to Daisuke Ichikawa? Daisuke Ichikawa is 1 cm taller than Akinori Nishizawa: 181 cm (5'11") vs 180 cm (5'11").

Is Akinori Nishizawa tall for men in Japan? At 180 cm he is taller than about 93% of men in Japan born in 1976, whose average height is 171.4 cm.

Sources

• Akinori Nishizawa on Wikipedia — biography and career.
• Akinori Nishizawa on Wikidata — nationality and dates; height recorded as 180 cm.

Heights are as publicly listed, rounded to the nearest centimetre; listed heights for public figures are often self-reported. Biographical details adapted from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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