Nobuyuki Kojima
Personal information | ||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | January 17, 1966 | |||||||||||||
Place of birth | Maebashi, Gunma, Japan | |||||||||||||
Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | |||||||||||||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | |||||||||||||
Youth career | ||||||||||||||
1981–1983 | Niijima Gakuen High School | |||||||||||||
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) | ||||||||||||
International career | ||||||||||||||
1995–1996 | Japan | 4 | (0) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Nobuyuki Kojima (小島 伸幸, Kojima Nobuyuki, born January 17, 1966) is a Japanese former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He played for the Japan national team.
He played for several clubs, including
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
International career
In January 1995, Kojima was selected by the Japan national team for the 1995 King Fahd Cup, but did not play any game in the tournament. He played on June 6, 1995 against Brazil in the Umbro Cup. He played four games for Japan until 1996.[1] He was in the squad for the 1996 AFC Asian Cup and 1998 FIFA 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.
Career statistics
Club
Club | Season | League | Emperor's Cup | J.League Cup | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Bellmare Hiratsuka[a]
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1988–89 | 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
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0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
1993 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
1994 | 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 | ||||||
Avispa Fukuoka | 1999 | 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 | ||
Thespa Kusatsu
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2002 | Prefectural Leagues
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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 | ||
Career total | 320 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 370 | 0 |
- ^ "Fujita Industries" until 1994
International
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Japan | 1995 | 3 | 0 |
1996 | 1 | 0 | |
Total | 4 | 0 |
Honours
Emperor's Cup: 1994
Asian Cup Winner's Cup: 1995
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 (archive) (in Japanese)