Nobuyuki Kojima
小島 伸幸
Personal information
Date of birth (1966-01-17) 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
Bellmare Hiratsuka
WinnerEmperor's Cup1994
Runner-upEmperor's Cup1988
*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 Bellmare Hiratsuka, Avispa Fukuoka and Thespa Kusatsu. He played for the Japan national team (4 matches) and was a participant at the 1998 World Cup.

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 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.

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

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Emperor's Cup J.League Cup Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Bellmare Hiratsuka[lower-alpha 1] 1988–89 JSL Division 1 5050
1989–90 700070
1990–91 JSL Division 2 201030
1991–92 000000
1992 Football League 00—00
1993 0000
1994 J1 League 4105010470
1995 47020—490
1996 29030150470
1997 2103000240
1998 340340
Avispa Fukuoka 1999 J1 League 2902030340
2000 3001020330
2001 80001090
Thespa Kusatsu 2002 Prefectural Leagues 6030—90
2003 Regional Leagues 12020—140
2004 Football League 26050—310
2005 J2 League 23010—240
Career total 32002702303700
  1. ↑ "Fujita Industries" until 1994

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year[1]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Japan 199530
199610
Total40

Honours

Emperor's Cup: 1994

Asian Cup Winner's Cup: 1995


References


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