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Teruaki Kobayashi
小林 久晃
Personal information
Full name Teruaki Kobayashi
Date of birth (1979-06-20) June 20, 1979 (age 46)
Place of birth Tokai, Ibaraki, Japan
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position Defender
Youth career
1995–1997 Hasaki Yanagawa High School
1998–2001 Komazawa University
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002–2003 JEF United Ichihara 0 (0)
2003–2005 Montedio Yamagata 79 (5)
2006–2010 Vissel Kobe 60 (1)
2011 Ventforet Kofu 11 (0)
2012–2016 Sagan Tosu 63 (3)
Total 213 (9)
  • Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Teruaki Kobayashi (小林 久晃, Kobayashi Teruaki, born June 20, 1979) is a former Japanese football player. He played as a defender during his career.

Teruaki Kobayashi's Football Journey

Teruaki Kobayashi was born in Tokai, Ibaraki, Japan, on June 20, 1979. He loved football from a young age. After finishing his studies at Komazawa University, he started his professional football career.

Starting His Professional Career

In 2002, Teruaki joined JEF United Ichihara. This team plays in the J1 League, which is Japan's top football league. Even though he was part of the team, he didn't get to play in any official matches during his time there.

Playing for Montedio Yamagata

In August 2003, Teruaki moved to Montedio Yamagata. This club was in the J2 League, the second division of Japanese football. Here, he started to get more chances to play. By October, he became a regular player as a center back. A center back is a defender who plays in the middle of the defense. Their job is to stop the other team from scoring goals.

In 2004, Teruaki had a very busy season. He played in 43 out of 44 matches. He was a key player in the defense alongside another player named Leonardo. However, in 2005, he played less often. Another defender, Shogo Kobara, started getting more playing time.

Time with Vissel Kobe

In 2006, Teruaki joined Vissel Kobe, another J2 League team. At the end of that year, Vissel Kobe did very well and was promoted to the J1 League. This means they moved up to the top division. Even though the team moved up, Teruaki didn't play in many matches during this period.

In 2008, he once again became a regular center back for Vissel Kobe. He played in many important games. But from 2009 onwards, his chances to play in matches started to decrease again.

Later Career and Retirement

In 2011, Teruaki moved to Ventforet Kofu. He played 11 matches for them. The next year, in 2012, he joined Sagan Tosu. He played many games as a center back for Sagan Tosu in 2012. However, just like before, his playing time slowly decreased each year after 2013.

Teruaki Kobayashi decided to retire from professional football at the end of the 2016 season. He had a long career playing for several different clubs in Japan.

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