is a former

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player and manager.

Playing career

Nunobe was born in Takatsuki on September 23, 1973. After dropped out from

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in 1993, he joined Verdy Kawasaki in 1995. He played as forward from first season and the club won the champions 1996 Emperor's Cup. However he could hardly play in the match in 1997 and he moved to

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. He played many matches as substitutes and the club won the champions

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. In 1998, he moved to

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. He became a regular player as right midfielder and right side back. In 2001, he moved to his local club

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. Although the club won the 2nd place 2001 Emperor's Cup, was relegated to

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from 2002. From 2002, he became a regular player as defensive midfielder and the club returned to

in a year. In 2003, the club won the 2nd place

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. In 2006, he moved to

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. Although he played many matches as defensive midfielder, the club was relegated to J2 from 2007. From 2007, he played as regular player and retired end of 2008 season.

Coaching career

After retirement, Nunobe started coaching career at

in 2009. In 2010, he moved to

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and served as a coach until 2016. In 2017, he moved to

club Kyoto Sanga FC and became a manager. However the club results were bad in 2018 and he was sacked in May when the club was at 21st place of 22 clubs.

Club statistics

Managerial statistics

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* * 1973 births Living people Kindai University alumni Association football people from Takatsuki, Osaka Japanese men's footballers J1 League players J2 League players Tokyo Verdy players Júbilo Iwata players Vissel Kobe players Cerezo Osaka players Avispa Fukuoka players Japanese football managers J2 League managers Kyoto Sanga FC managers Men's association football midfielders 20th-century Japanese sportsmen {{Japan-footy-midfielder-1970s-stub