Yohei Nishibe

Yohei Nishibe is a Japanese former football player.

Playing career

Nishibe was born in Kobe on 1 December 1980. After graduating from high school, he joined the J1 League club Urawa Reds in 1999. Reds were relegated to the J2 League from 2000. Although he debuted against Kawasaki Frontale in the 2000 J.League Cup on April 12, Reds lost 0–3. He debuted in the J2 League on October 7 and played all the last 7 matches in the 2000 J.League [Division 2|2000 season] after his debut. Reds also won the 2nd place and returned to J1 in 2001. In 2001, he battled with Tomoyasu Ando for the position and played many matches. However, he could not play in the match behind Norihiro Yamagishi from the summer of 2002.
In June 2003, Nishibe moved to Kashima Antlers. However, he could not play in the match behind Hitoshi Sogahata.
In 2004, Nisihbe moved to Shimizu S-Pulse. He became a regular goalkeeper and played many matches for a long time. S-Pulse won 2nd place in the 2005 Emperor's Cup, the 2008 J.League Cup, and the 2010 Emperor's Cup.
In 2011, Nishibe moved to a newly relegated J2 club, Shonan Bellmare. Although he played as a regular goalkeeper, the club's results were bad and finished in 14th place.
In 2012, Nishibe moved to the J1 club Kawasaki Frontale. He battled with Rikihiro Sugiyama for the position and played many matches until 2014. However, his opportunity to play decreased behind Shota Arai in 2015.
In 2016, Nishibe rejoined the newly relegated to J2 club, Shimizu S-Pulse, for the first time in 6 years.