Norio Omura

Norio Omura
小村徳男
Personal information
Date of birth	September 6, 1969 (age 55)
Place of birth	Matsue, Shimane, Japan
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
1985–1987	Matsue Minami High School
College career
Years	Team
1988–1991	Juntendo University
Senior career*
Years	Team
1992–2001	Yokohama F. Marinos
2002–2003	Vegalta Sendai
2004–2006	Sanfrecce Hiroshima
2006–2007	Yokohama FC
2008	Gainare Tottori
Total
International career
1995–1998	Japan
Managerial career
2013	Gainare Tottori
Medal record
Yokohama F. Marinos
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Norio Omura (小村徳男, Omura Norio, born September 6, 1969) is a Japanese former football player and manager. He played for the Japan national team from 1995 to 1998.^[1]

Club career

Omura was born in Matsue, Japan on September 6, 1969.^[1] After graduating from Juntendo University, he joined Yokohama Marinos (later Yokohama F. Marinos) in 1992. In the 1990s, he played center-back with Japan national team player Masami Ihara. The club won the champions 1992 Emperor's Cup. In Asia, the club won the 1992–93 Asian Cup Winners' Cup and in 1995 the J1 League. In 2000s, the club won second place at the 2000 J1 League and the champions at the 2001 J.League Cup. He moved to Vegalta Sendai in 2002 and Sanfrecce Hiroshima in 2004. In 2006, his opportunity to play decreased and he moved to J2 League club Yokohama FC in August 2006. In 2008, he moved to Japan Football League club Gainare Tottori. He retired end of 2008 season.

International career

On May 21, 1995, Omura debuted for the Japan national team against Scotland. In 1996, he became a regular player and played center-back with club teammate Masami Ihara. He also played each of Japan's matches at the 1996 Asian Cup. In 1997, although he played at 1998 World Cup qualification, his opportunity to play decreased. In 1998, he played for Japan at the 1998 World Cup. He played in one game against Jamaica instead of Eisuke Nakanishi for suspension. This match was his last game for Japan. He played 30 games and scored four goals for Japan until 1998.^[2]

Coaching career

In 2013, Omura became a manager for Gainare Tottori. However the club performed poorly that year. He was sacked in August 2013, when Gainare was in 20th place of 22 clubs.^[3]

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			Emperor's Cup		J.League Cup		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Yokohama F. Marinos^[a]	1992	J1 League	–		4	1	1	1	5	2
	1993		29	0	3	0	3	0	35	0
	1994		33	3	4	1	3	2	40	6
	1995		43	5	2	1	–		45	6
	1996		24	5	1	0	14	4	39	9
	1997		9	0	2	0	0	0	11	0
	1998		32	3	1	0	0	0	33	3
	1999		27	3	3	0	6	0	36	3
	2000		30	2	3	2	6	2	39	6
	2001		21	1	0	0	5	0	26	1
Vegalta Sendai	2002	J1 League	28	4	2	0	5	0	35	4
Vegalta Sendai	2003	J1 League	20	0	1	0	5	0	26	0
Sanfrecce Hiroshima	2004	J1 League	25	3	1	0	5	1	31	4
	2005		33	0	2	0	5	0	40	0
	2006		9	0	0	0	1	0	10	0
Yokohama FC	2006	J2 League	15	1	0	0	–		15	1
Yokohama FC	2007	J1 League	18	0	2	0	1	0	21	0
Gainare Tottori	2008	Football League	17	0	0	0	–		17	0
Career total			413	30	31	5	60	10	504	45

^ "Yokohama Marinos" until 1999

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year^[2]
National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Japan	1995	4	0
	1996	12	2
	1997	10	2
	1998	4	0
Total		30	4

Scores and results list Japan's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Omura goal.

List of international goals scored by Norio Omura
No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Result	Competition
1	19 February 1996	Hong Kong Stadium, Wan Chai, Hong Kong	Poland	5–0	1996 Carlsberg Cup
2	22 February 1996	Hong Kong Stadium, Wan Chai, Hong Kong	Sweden	1–1	1996 Carlsberg Cup
3	23 March 1997	Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat, Oman	Oman	1–0	1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
4	27 March 1997	Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat, Oman	Nepal	6–0	1998 FIFA World Cup qualification