The club won the 2nd place at 1980 JSL Cup and 1982 Japan Soccer League.

In March 1977, when Nishino was a Waseda University student, he was selected in Japan national team for 1978 World Cup qualification.

[4] In 2000, the club won the 3rd place in J.League Division 1 for 2 years in a row and he received Best Managers award.

[7] In March 2016, Nishino returned to the Japan Football Association as a technical director.

Nonetheless, in the 2018 World Cup, he registered history by helping Japan to beat Colombia 2–1, the first ever defeat of a CONMEBOL team to an Asian side.

His brilliant tactics continued to be demonstrated when Japan held Senegal in a 2–2 draw.

[10][1] Nishino stepped down once his current term expired following the World Cup.

[14] On 29 July 2021, Football Association of Thailand announced that it had parted ways with Nishino,[15] which was later explained due to poor performance in 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification.