Hiromi Kojima

Japanese association football player (born 1977)

Hiromi Kojima (小島 宏美, Kojima Hiromi, born December 12, 1977) is a former Japanese football player. He played for the Japan national team.

Hiromi Kojima
Personal information
Full name Hiromi Kojima
Date of birth (1977-12-12) December 12, 1977 (age 47)
Place of birth Nogata, Fukuoka, Japan
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 9+12 in)
Position(s) Midfielder, Forward
Youth career
1993–1995 Higashi Fukuoka High School
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1996–2001 Gamba Osaka 131 (36)
2002 Consadole Sapporo 5 (0)
2002 Omiya Ardija 11 (3)
2003 Oita Trinita 0 (0)
2003–2005 Vissel Kobe 38 (2)
2006–2008 FC Gifu 66 (16)
Total 251 (58)
National team
2000 Japan 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Biography

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Kojima was born in Nogata on December 12, 1977. After graduating from Higashi Fukuoka High School, he joined Gamba Osaka in 1996. He played many matches as forward from 1997. Around this time, many young players Tsuneyasu Miyamoto, Junichi Inamoto and Ryuji Bando got an opportunity to play in the club. However his opportunity to play decreased behind Kota Yoshihara in 2001. From 2002, he played for Consadole Sapporo (2002), Omiya Ardija (2002), Oita Trinita (2003) and Vissel Kobe (2003-05). At Vissel Kobe, he was converted to mainly defensive midfielder in 2004. He moved to Regional Leagues club FC Gifu in 2006. He retired end of 2008 season.

On April 26, 2000, Kojima debuted for the Japan national team against South Korea.

Statistics

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Club statistics League CupLeague CupTotal
SeasonClubLeague AppsGoals AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
JapanLeague Emperor's Cup J.League CupTotal
1996 Gamba Osaka J1 League 9 1 3 1 2 0 14 2
1997 20 1 3 0 6 1 29 2
1998 34 17 1 0 4 3 39 20
1999 21 6 2 2 3 1 26 9
2000 30 9 4 2 3 0 37 11
2001 17 2 3 0 2 0 22 2
2002 Consadole Sapporo J1 League 5 0 0 0 2 1 7 1
2002 Omiya Ardija J2 League 11 3 0 0 - 11 3
2003 Oita Trinita J1 League 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
2003 Vissel Kobe J1 League 6 0 3 1 1 0 10 1
2004 21 2 0 0 5 0 26 2
2005 11 0 1 0 0 0 12 0
2006 FC Gifu Regional Leagues 11 6 3 2 - 14 8
2007 Football League 28 7 3 0 - 31 7
2008 J2 League 27 2 2 0 - 29 2
Country Japan 251 56 28 8 29 6 308 70
Total 251 56 28 8 29 6 308 70

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Japan national team
YearAppsGoals
2000 1 0
Total 1 0

References

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  1. Hiromi Kojima at National-Football-Teams.com  
  2. Hiromi Kojima at J.League (in Japanese)  
  3. Japan National Football Team Database

Other websites

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