Nobuyuki Kojima

Nobuyuki Kojima

Personal information
Full name	Nobuyuki Kojima
Date of birth	January 17, 1966 (1966-01-17) (age 45)
Place of birth	Maebashi, Japan
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 1 1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Goalkeeper
Youth career
1984–1987	Doshisha University
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1988–1998	Fujita / Bellmare Hiratsuka	186	(0)
1999–2001	Avispa Fukuoka	68	(0)
2002–2005	Thespa Kusatsu	67	(0)
Total		321	(0)
National team
1995–1996	Japan	4	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Nobuyuki Kojima (born January 17, 1966 in Maebashi, Gunma) is a retired Japanese football goalkeeper. He played for several J-League 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 F.C. (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 J. League division 2. 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)

National team

• 1996 Asian Cup
• 1998 FIFA World Cup

Club career 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			7	0					7	0
1990/91	Fujita	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	J. League 1	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	J. League 1	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		J. League 2	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

International career statistics

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

External links

• National Football Teams

Persondata
Name	Kojima, Nobuyuki
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	January 17, 1966
Place of birth	Maebashi, Japan
Date of death
Place of death