Mutsuhiko Nomura

is a former Japanese football player and manager.

Playing career Nomura was born in Hiroshima on February 10, 1940. He played at Chuo University and won 1962 Emperor's Cup with Aritatsu Ogi, Yasuyuki Kuwahara and so on. After graduating from university, he joined Hitachi in 1963. In 1965, he played 14 games and scored 15 goals in Japan Soccer League first season. He became first top scorer. In 1972 season, the club won the championship. He was also elected Best Eleven and Japanese Footballer of the Year award. He retired in 1975.

Coaching career In 1974, Nomura playing for Hitachi also became an assistant coach for the club. In 1979, he became a manager for Hitachi. In 1981, he resigned. In 2014, he was selected Japan Football Hall of Fame.

Senior league Nomura currently plays in the Soccer For Life league, an amateur Japanese football league for players past the age of 60.

Honours Club Japan Soccer League Division 1: 1972

Individual Japan Soccer League top scorer: 1965 Japanese Footballer of the Year: 1972 Japan Football Hall of Fame: Inducted in 2014