Nobuyuki Kojima
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Nobuyuki Kojima | ||
Date of birth | January 17, 1966 | ||
Place of birth | Maebashi, Gunma, Japan | ||
Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 1+1⁄2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Youth career | |||
1981–1983 | |||
1984–1987 | Doshisha University | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1988–1998 | Bellmare Hiratsuka | 186 | (0) |
1999–2001 | Avispa Fukuoka | 67 | (0) |
2002–2005 | Thespa Kusatsu | 67 | (0) |
Total | 320 | (0) | |
National team | |||
1995–1996 | Japan | 4 | (0) |
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Honours | |||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Nobuyuki Kojima (小島 伸幸, Kojima Nobuyuki, born January 17, 1966) is a former Japanese football player. He played for Japan national team.
He played for several clubs, including Bellmare Hiratsuka, Avispa Fukuoka and Thespa Kusatsu. He played for the Japan national team (4 matches) and was a participant at the 1998 World Cup.
Club career[]
Kojima started playing football when he was in the 5th grade and was converted to a goalkeeper at high school. After graduating from Doshisha University in 1988, Kojima joined Fujita Industries (later Bellmare Hiratsuka) playing in the Japan Soccer League Division 1. He became a regular starting member of the team in 1994. He had been playing for the club as an employee of Fujita Industries but turned professional in January 1995.
At the end of 1998, Bellmare released their main players including Kojima as well as Wagner Lopes, Hong Myung-bo, Kazuaki Tasaka and Yoshihiro Natsuka due to their financial problems. Kojima moved to Avispa Fukuoka. He further moved to Thespa Kusatsu in 2002 that played in the Gunma Prefectural League division 2. As a player - assistant coach, he was instrumental in the team's promotion to the Japan Football League, then J2 League. His last competitive game was against Consadole Sapporo on December 3, 2005 and he announced his retirement from the game in January 2006.
National team career[]
In January 1995, Kojima was selected Japan national team for 1995 King Fahd Cup, but did not play any game in the tournament. His debut came on June 6, 1995 against Brazil in the Umbro Cup. He played 4 games for Japan until 1996.[1] He was in the squad for the 1996 Asian Cup and 1998 World Cup as reserve goalkeeper but did not play any game in the tournament.
After retirement[]
Kojima is currently an advisor for Kusatsu. He also serves as a pundit for NHK. (as of February 2010)
Club statistics[]
Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Total | ||||||
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Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
Japan | League | Emperor's Cup | J.League Cup | Total | ||||||
1988/89 | Fujita Industries | JSL Division 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||||
1989/90 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||||
1990/91 | JSL Division 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||
1991/92 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
1992 | Football League | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | ||||
1993 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
1994 | Bellmare Hiratsuka | J1 League | 41 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 47 | 0 |
1995 | 47 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | 49 | 0 | |||
1996 | 29 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 47 | 0 | ||
1997 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | ||
1998 | 34 | 0 | 34 | 0 | ||||||
1999 | Avispa Fukuoka | J1 League | 29 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 34 | 0 |
2000 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 33 | 0 | ||
2001 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
2002 | Thespa Kusatsu | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | - | 9 | 0 | ||
2003 | Regional Leagues | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | 14 | 0 | ||
2004 | Football League | 26 | 0 | 5 | 0 | - | 31 | 0 | ||
2005 | J2 League | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | 24 | 0 | ||
Total | 320 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 370 | 0 |
National team statistics[]
Japan national team | ||
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Year | Apps | Goals |
1995 | 3 | 0 |
1996 | 1 | 0 |
Total | 4 | 0 |
- 1996 Asian Cup
- 1998 FIFA World Cup
References[]
External links[]
- Nobuyuki Kojima – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Nobuyuki Kojima at National-Football-Teams.com
- Japan National Football Team Database
- Nobuyuki Kojima at J.League (in Japanese)
- 1966 births
- Living people
- Doshisha University alumni
- Association football people from Gunma Prefecture
- Japanese footballers
- Japan international footballers
- Japan Soccer League players
- J1 League players
- J2 League players
- Japan Football League (1992–1998) players
- Japan Football League players
- Shonan Bellmare players
- Avispa Fukuoka players
- Thespakusatsu Gunma players
- 1995 King Fahd Cup players
- 1996 AFC Asian Cup players
- 1998 FIFA World Cup players
- Association football goalkeepers
- Japanese football goalkeeper stubs