Nobuyuki Kojima

Nobuyuki Kojima
Personal information
Full name	Nobuyuki Kojima
Date of birth	January 17, 1966 (age 58)
Place of birth	Maebashi, Gunma, Japan
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 1+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Youth career
1984–1987	Doshisha University
Senior career*
Years	Team
1988–1998	Bellmare Hiratsuka
1999–2001	Avispa Fukuoka
2002–2005	Thespa Kusatsu
Total
International career
1995–1996	Japan
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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 football team (4 matches) and was a participant at the 1998 FIFA World Cup.

Career

He 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 (current Shonan Bellmare) 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.

His international debut came on June 6, 1995 against Brazil in the Umbro Cup. He was in the squad for the 1998 FIFA World Cup as the third GK but did not play any game in the tournament.

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.

He 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
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		JSL Division 1	7	0			0	0	7	0
1990/91		JSL Division 2	2	0			1	0	3	0
1991/92		JSL Division 2	0	0			0	0	0	0
1992		Football League	0	0			-		0	0
1993		Football League	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	Prefectural Leagues	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
Country	Japan		320	0	27	0	23	0	370	0
Total			320	0	27	0	23	0	370	0

National team

National team statistics

Japan national team
Year	Apps	Goals
1995	3	0
1996	1	0
Total	4	0

References

External links

Nobuyuki Kojima at National-Football-Teams.com
Japan National Football Team Database
Player statistics at J.League Data Site Template:Ja