Hiroki Kobayashi facts for kids
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| Full name | Hiroki Kobayashi | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | May 24, 1977 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Shizuoka, Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1993–1995 | Shimizu Commercial High School | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1996–2000 | Júbilo Iwata | 0 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2000 | Verdy Kawasaki | 0 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2000–2001 | Consadole Sapporo | 3 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2002 | FC Tokyo | 0 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2003–2006 | Shonan Bellmare | 79 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2007–2009 | Roasso Kumamoto | 62 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 144 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Hiroki Kobayashi (小林 弘記, Kobayashi Hiroki) is a former Japanese football player. He was born on May 24, 1977. He played as a goalkeeper, which is the player who protects the team's goal.
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Hiroki Kobayashi's Football Journey
Early Career and First Clubs
Hiroki Kobayashi was born in Shizuoka, Japan. After finishing high school at Shimizu Commercial High School, he started his professional football career. In 1996, he joined Júbilo Iwata, a club in the top Japanese league, J1 League.
However, he did not get to play in any matches during his time there. He was a backup goalkeeper. In April 2000, he moved to Verdy Kawasaki, another J1 League team. He still did not play much there.
Finding His Place on the Field
In June 2000, Kobayashi moved to Consadole Sapporo. Here, he finally got a chance to play, appearing in three matches during the 2000 season. After a short time at FC Tokyo in 2002 where he again did not play, he joined Shonan Bellmare in 2003.
At Shonan Bellmare, he started to play more often. He competed for the goalkeeper spot and became a regular player in 2005. This was a big step in his career.
Later Career and Retirement
In 2007, Hiroki Kobayashi moved to Rosso Kumamoto, which was then in the Japan Football League. He became the main goalkeeper for the team and played in every match that season. His strong performance helped the club get promoted to the J2 League in 2008.
After the promotion, his playing time started to decrease. He continued to play for Roasso Kumamoto until the end of the 2009 season. At that point, he decided to retire from professional football.
External Links
- Hiroki Kobayashi at J.League Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 22: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
See also
In Spanish: Hiroki Kobayashi para niños
