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Yuichi Nishimura was born on 17 April, 1972 in Tokyo, Japan, is a Japanese football referee. Discover Yuichi Nishimura's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 51 years old?

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Age 51 years old
Zodiac Sign Aries
Born 17 April, 1972
Birthday 17 April
Birthplace Tokyo, Japan
Nationality Japan

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Yuichi Nishimura Height, Weight & Measurements

At 51 years old, Yuichi Nishimura height is 181 cm and Weight 82 kg.

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Height 181 cm
Weight 82 kg
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He is currently single. He is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about He's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, He has no children.

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Yuichi Nishimura Net Worth

His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Yuichi Nishimura worth at the age of 51 years old? Yuichi Nishimura’s income source is mostly from being a successful . He is from Japan. We have estimated Yuichi Nishimura's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.

Net Worth in 2024 $1 Million - $5 Million
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Yuichi Nishimura (西村 雄一) is a Japanese football referee.

1973

During that match, Nishimura sent off Felipe Melo of Brazil in the 73rd minute of the game.

He was selected as the fourth official for the semifinal between Uruguay and the Netherlands and also for the final match of the World Cup, Netherlands vs. Spain.

1999

He has refereed in the Japanese J. League Division 1 since 1999 and has been a full international referee for FIFA since 2004.

2007

Nishimura officiated at the 2007 and 2011 Asian Cups.

2008

Nishimura was the only Asian referee selected to officiate at the 2008 Africa Cup of Nations in Ghana along with assistant referees Toru Sagara from Japan and Jeong Hae-sang from South Korea.

2009

Nishimura was chosen as the J. League Referee of the Year in 2009 and 2010.

2010

He refereed at the 2010 FIFA World Cup, where he was appointed to several prestigious matches, including as fourth official on the final.

Nishimura was appointed as the referee for four matches of the 2010 FIFA World Cup, including the quarter-final between the Netherlands and Brazil.

He was also appointed to three matches as fourth official, including the final.

Nishimura refereed the 2010 FIFA Club World Cup final between Inter Milan and TP Mazembe.

On 13 November 2010, Nishimura was the referee for the 2010 AFC Champions League final between Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma and Zob Ahan, at the National Stadium in Tokyo.

Nishimura was preselected as a referee for the 2010 FIFA World Cup.

He was the referee for the Uruguay against France game at the 2010 FIFA World Cup, along with fourth official Joel Aguilar and assistant referees Jeong Hae-Sang, and Toru Sagara.

Nishimura produced the first red card of the tournament, when he sent Uruguay midfielder Nicolás Lodeiro off the field for two yellow cards.

He was fourth official for the Honduras vs Chile match 5 days later.

He refereed two further matches in the group stage (Spain vs Honduras and Paraguay vs New Zealand) and also refereed the first quarter-final game between the Netherlands and Brazil at Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Port Elizabeth.

2012

At the 2012 men's Olympic football tournament, Nishimura officiated the group stage matches between Brazil and Belarus and host Great Britain and Uruguay.

In 2012, he was named Best Men's Referee of the Year by the Asian Football Confederation.

2014

He also refereed the opening game in the 2014 FIFA World Cup between hosts Brazil and Croatia, his poor performance in which was criticized.

He refereed the second leg of the 2014 AFC Champions League final between Al Hilal and Western Sydney Wanderers in which his performance was heavily criticized also.

Nishimura was selected for his second World Cup in 2014.

He refereed one match at the tournament.

The final match of his international career was the second leg of the 2014 AFC Champions League final between Al Hilal and Western Sydney Wanderers.

Nishimura was chosen by FIFA to referee the opening game of the 2014 FIFA World Cup between Brazil and Croatia.

With this, he became only the third Japanese referee to officiate at two FIFA World Cups, after Shizuo Takada and Toru Kamikawa.

In the match, Nishimura became the first referee to use vanishing spray at a World Cup finals, as well as to have access to goal-line technology.

The game ended with a 3–1 victory for hosts Brazil.

Nishimura was significantly criticized for his performance, most notably his decision to award a penalty kick to Brazil after Fred fell in the penalty area under minimal contact from Dejan Lovren.

Nishimura was not appointed to any further matches at the tournament as referee, only officiating two other games as the fourth official: the Group E match between Honduras and Ecuador (2–1 win for Ecuador), and the third place play-off match between Brazil and the Netherlands (3–0 win for the Netherlands).