Kentaro Hayashi

Kentaro Hayashi
林健太郎
Personal information
Full name	Kentaro Hayashi
Date of birth	August 29, 1972 (age 52)
Place of birth	Machida, Tokyo, Japan
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder, Defender
Youth career
1988–1990	Toin Gakuen High School
1991–1994	Komazawa University
Senior career*
Years	Team
1995–2005	Tokyo Verdy
1998	→Vissel Kobe (loan)
2006–2009	Ventforet Kofu
Total
National team
1995	Japan
Teams managed
2018	Vissel Kobe
2024–	Gainare Tottori
Honours
Tokyo Verdy
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Kentaro Hayashi (林健太郎, Hayashi Kentaro, born August 29, 1972) is a former Japanese football player and manager. He played for the Japan national team.

Biography

Hayashi was born in Machida on August 29, 1972. After graduating from Komazawa University, he joined J1 League club Verdy Kawasaki (later Tokyo Verdy) in 1995. Although he played as regular player in first season, his opportunity to play decreased from 1996. In 1998, he moved to Vissel Kobe on loan. In 1999, he returned to Verdy Kawasaki and he became a regular player. The club won 2004 Emperor's Cup. However the club was relegated to J2 League in 2005. He moved to Ventforet Kofu in 2006. He retired at the end of the 2009 season.

On August 6, 1995, Hayashi debuted for the Japan national team against Costa Rica. On August 9, he also played against Brazil. He played 2 games for Japan in 1995.

After the retirement, Hayashi signed with Vissel Kobe in 2018. He served as an assistant coach under manager Takayuki Yoshida in April. In September, manager Yoshida resigned for poor results. Hayashi managed 2 matches until Vissel signed with new manager Juan Manuel Lillo. In June 2019, Hayashi left Vissel. In September 2020, he signed with Vissel again and became an assistant coach.

Statistics

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Club statistics			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
1995	Verdy Kawasaki	J1 League	43	0	3	0	-		46	0
1996			14	1	5	0	0	0	19	1
1997			9	0	2	0	5	1	16	1
1998			3	0	0	0	2	0	5	0
1998	Vissel Kobe	J1 League	7	0	2	0	0	0	9	0
1999	Verdy Kawasaki	J1 League	29	7	4	0	4	0	37	7
2000	Verdy Kawasaki	J1 League	27	6	2	0	6	0	35	6
2001	Tokyo Verdy	J1 League	17	2	2	0	2	0	21	2
2002			20	0	1	0	4	0	25	0
2003			29	1	3	0	3	0	35	1
2004			29	1	5	1	7	1	41	3
2005			30	0	1	0	6	0	37	0
2006	Ventforet Kofu	J1 League	30	0	3	0	3	1	36	1
2007		J1 League	24	1	1	0	5	0	30	1
2008		J2 League	31	4	2	0	-		33	4
2009		J2 League	27	0	2	0	-		29	0
Country	Japan		369	23	38	1	47	3	454	27
Total			369	23	38	1	47	3	454	27