Nobuyuki Kojima
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Nobuyuki Kojima 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
.
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)
|1988/89||rowspan="2"|Fujita Industries
||rowspan="2"|JSL Division 1
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|1989/90||7||0||||||||||7||0
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|1990/91||rowspan="4"|Fujita
||rowspan="2"|JSL Division 2
||2||0||||||1||0||3||0
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|1991/92||0||0||||||0||0||0||0
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|1992||rowspan="2"|Football League
||0||0||||||||||0||0
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|1993||0||0||||||||||0||0
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|1994||rowspan="5"|Bellmare Hiratsuka
||rowspan="5"|J. League 1||41||0||5||0||1||0||47||0
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|1995||47||0||2||0||colspan="2"|-||49||0
|-
|1996||29||0||3||0||15||0||47||0
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|1997||21||0||3||0||0||0||24||0
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|1998||34||0||||||||||34||0
|-
|1999||rowspan="3"|Avispa Fukuoka
||rowspan="3"|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||rowspan="4"|Thespa Kusatsu
||Prefectural Leagues||6||0||3||0||colspan="2"|-||9||0
|-
|2003||Regional Leagues
||12||0||2||0||colspan="2"|-||14||0
|-
|2004||Football League
||26||0||5||0||colspan="2"|-||31||0
|-
|2005||J. League 2
||23||0||1||0||colspan="2"|-||24||0
320||0||27||0||23||0||370||0
320||0||27||0||23||0||370||0
|}
|1995||3||0
|-
|1996||1||0
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!Total||4||0
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Japanese people
The are an ethnic group originating in the Japanese archipelago and are the predominant ethnic group of Japan. Worldwide, approximately 130 million people are of Japanese descent; of these, approximately 127 million are residents of Japan. People of Japanese ancestry who live in other countries...
football goalkeeper. He played for several J-League clubs, including Bellmare Hiratsuka, Avispa Fukuoka
Avispa Fukuoka
For the record label, see Avispa. is a Japanese professional football club, currently playing in the J. League Division 1 having been promoted from J. League Division 2 in the 2010 season. The team is located in Hakata, Fukuoka. "Avispa" means "wasp" in Spanish.-In Fujieda:The club was founded as...
and Thespa Kusatsu
Thespa Kusatsu
is a professional football club based in Gunma Prefecture in Japan. The club plays in J. League Division 2. J. League Division 2 is the second professional football league in Japan....
. He played for the Japan national football team
Japan national football team
The Japan national football team represents Japan in association football and is operated by the Japan Football Association, the governing body for association football in Japan...
(4 matches) and was a participant at the 1998 FIFA World Cup
1998 FIFA World Cup
The 1998 FIFA World Cup, the 16th FIFA World Cup, was held in France from 10 June to 12 July 1998. France was chosen as host nation by FIFA on 2 July 1992. The tournament was won by France, who beat Brazil 3-0 in the final...
.
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 UniversityDoshisha University
, or is a prestigious private university in Kyoto, Japan. The university has approximately 27,000 students on three campuses, in faculties of theology, letters, law, commerce, economics, policy, and engineering...
in 1988, Kojima joined Fujita Industries F.C. (current Shonan Bellmare
Shonan Bellmare
are a Japanese professional football club, currently playing in the J. League Division 2. The team is located in Hiratsuka, in the west of Kanagawa Prefecture; their home stadium is Hiratsuka Athletics Stadium in Hiratsuka. The name Bellmare is derived from the Latin "bellum" for "war" and "mare"...
) playing in the Japan Soccer League
Japan Soccer League
, or JSL, was the top flight soccer league in Japan between 1965 and 1992, and was the precursor to the current professional league, the J. League. JSL was the second national league of a team sport in Japan after the professional Japanese Baseball League that was founded in 1936...
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
Brazil national football team
The Brazil national football team represents Brazil in international men's football and is controlled by the Brazilian Football Confederation , the governing body for football in Brazil. They are a member of the International Federation of Association Football since 1923 and also a member of the...
in the Umbro Cup
Umbro Cup
The Umbro Cup was a minor international football competition, which took place in the summer of 1995 in England. The trophy was sponsored by the sports brand Umbro, and two of the participating teams had their kits manufactured by them....
. He was in the squad for the 1998 FIFA World Cup
1998 FIFA World Cup
The 1998 FIFA World Cup, the 16th FIFA World Cup, was held in France from 10 June to 12 July 1998. France was chosen as host nation by FIFA on 2 July 1992. The tournament was won by France, who beat Brazil 3-0 in the final...
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
Wagner Lopes
Wagner Lopes is a former Japanese footballer. The striker was born in Brazil, and is a naturalised Japanese citizen....
, Hong Myung-Bo
Hong Myung-Bo
Hong Myung-Bo is a former South Korean footballer who, along with Cha Bum Kun, is often considered among the greatest Asian footballers ever. Hong was a member of the Korean national team in four World Cups, and was the first Asian player to play in four consecutive World Cup finals tournaments....
, Kazuaki Tasaka
Kazuaki Tasaka
is a retired Japanese international football player. He was a defensive midfielder. He is currently an assistant coach at Shimizu S-Pulse.-Career:He was capped 7 times for the Japanese national team between 1995 and 1999...
and Yoshihiro Natsuka due to their financial problems. Kojima moved to Avispa Fukuoka
Avispa Fukuoka
For the record label, see Avispa. is a Japanese professional football club, currently playing in the J. League Division 1 having been promoted from J. League Division 2 in the 2010 season. The team is located in Hakata, Fukuoka. "Avispa" means "wasp" in Spanish.-In Fujieda:The club was founded as...
. He further moved to Thespa Kusatsu
Thespa Kusatsu
is a professional football club based in Gunma Prefecture in Japan. The club plays in J. League Division 2. J. League Division 2 is the second professional football league in Japan....
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
Japan Football League
The is the 3rd tier of the Japanese association football league system, following J. League Division 1 and J. League Division 2. Also known as the JFL, it is generally considered as the top amateur league in Japan although in reality it is a semi-professional league as many full-time footballers...
, then J. League
J. League
The or is the top division of and is the top professional association football league in Japan. It is one of the most successful leagues in Asian club football and the only league given top class 'A' ranking by the AFC. Currently, J. League Division 1 is the first level of the Japanese...
division 2. His last competitive game was against Consadole Sapporo
Consadole Sapporo
is a Japanese professional football club, currently playing in the J. League Division 2. The team is located in Sapporo, on the island of Hokkaidō....
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
NHK
NHK is Japan's national public broadcasting organization. NHK, which has always identified itself to its audiences by the English pronunciation of its initials, is a publicly owned corporation funded by viewers' payments of a television license fee....
. (as of February 2010)
Club career statistics
|-|1988/89||rowspan="2"|Fujita Industries
Shonan Bellmare
are a Japanese professional football club, currently playing in the J. League Division 2. The team is located in Hiratsuka, in the west of Kanagawa Prefecture; their home stadium is Hiratsuka Athletics Stadium in Hiratsuka. The name Bellmare is derived from the Latin "bellum" for "war" and "mare"...
||rowspan="2"|JSL Division 1
Japan Soccer League
, or JSL, was the top flight soccer league in Japan between 1965 and 1992, and was the precursor to the current professional league, the J. League. JSL was the second national league of a team sport in Japan after the professional Japanese Baseball League that was founded in 1936...
||5||0||||||||||5||0
|-
|1989/90||7||0||||||||||7||0
|-
|1990/91||rowspan="4"|Fujita
Shonan Bellmare
are a Japanese professional football club, currently playing in the J. League Division 2. The team is located in Hiratsuka, in the west of Kanagawa Prefecture; their home stadium is Hiratsuka Athletics Stadium in Hiratsuka. The name Bellmare is derived from the Latin "bellum" for "war" and "mare"...
||rowspan="2"|JSL Division 2
Japan Soccer League
, or JSL, was the top flight soccer league in Japan between 1965 and 1992, and was the precursor to the current professional league, the J. League. JSL was the second national league of a team sport in Japan after the professional Japanese Baseball League that was founded in 1936...
||2||0||||||1||0||3||0
|-
|1991/92||0||0||||||0||0||0||0
|-
|1992||rowspan="2"|Football League
Japan Football League
The is the 3rd tier of the Japanese association football league system, following J. League Division 1 and J. League Division 2. Also known as the JFL, it is generally considered as the top amateur league in Japan although in reality it is a semi-professional league as many full-time footballers...
||0||0||||||||||0||0
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|1993||0||0||||||||||0||0
|-
|1994||rowspan="5"|Bellmare Hiratsuka
Shonan Bellmare
are a Japanese professional football club, currently playing in the J. League Division 2. The team is located in Hiratsuka, in the west of Kanagawa Prefecture; their home stadium is Hiratsuka Athletics Stadium in Hiratsuka. The name Bellmare is derived from the Latin "bellum" for "war" and "mare"...
||rowspan="5"|J. League 1||41||0||5||0||1||0||47||0
|-
|1995||47||0||2||0||colspan="2"|-||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||rowspan="3"|Avispa Fukuoka
Avispa Fukuoka
For the record label, see Avispa. is a Japanese professional football club, currently playing in the J. League Division 1 having been promoted from J. League Division 2 in the 2010 season. The team is located in Hakata, Fukuoka. "Avispa" means "wasp" in Spanish.-In Fujieda:The club was founded as...
||rowspan="3"|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||rowspan="4"|Thespa Kusatsu
Thespa Kusatsu
is a professional football club based in Gunma Prefecture in Japan. The club plays in J. League Division 2. J. League Division 2 is the second professional football league in Japan....
||Prefectural Leagues||6||0||3||0||colspan="2"|-||9||0
|-
|2003||Regional Leagues
Japanese Regional Leagues
Japanese Regional Leagues are a group of parallel association football leagues in Japan that are organized on the regional basis...
||12||0||2||0||colspan="2"|-||14||0
|-
|2004||Football League
Japan Football League
The is the 3rd tier of the Japanese association football league system, following J. League Division 1 and J. League Division 2. Also known as the JFL, it is generally considered as the top amateur league in Japan although in reality it is a semi-professional league as many full-time footballers...
||26||0||5||0||colspan="2"|-||31||0
|-
|2005||J. League 2
J. League Division 2
The or is the second division of and is the second-tier professional association football league in Japan. Currently, J. League Division 2 is the second level of the Japanese association football league system. The first tier is represented by J...
||23||0||1||0||colspan="2"|-||24||0
320||0||27||0||23||0||370||0
320||0||27||0||23||0||370||0
|}
International career statistics
|-|1995||3||0
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|1996||1||0
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!Total||4||0
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