Nobuyuki Kojima

Nobuyuki Kojima (小島 伸幸, Kojima Nobuyuki, born January 17, 1966) is a former Japanese football player. He played for the Japan national team.

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)
National team
1995–1996	Japan	4	(0)
Honours Bellmare Hiratsuka Winner Emperor's Cup 1994 Runner-up Emperor's Cup 1988
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Biography

Kojima was born in Maebashi on January 17, 1966. After graduating from Doshisha University, he joined Japan Soccer League club Fujita Industries (later Bellmare Hiratsuka) in 1988. In 1992, Japan Soccer League was folded and the club joined new league, Japan Football League. They were champions in 1993 and promoted to J1 League from 1994. He became a regular goalkeeper from 1994. The club were the winners of the 1994 Emperor's Cup. 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 in 1999. The club were relegated to J2 League at the end of 2001 season. In 2002, he moved to his local club Thespa Kusatsu, who played in the Prefectural Leagues. The club were promoted to Regional Leagues in 2003, Japan Football League in 2004 and J2 League in 2005. He retired at the end of 2005 season.

In January 1995, Kojima was selected the Japan national team for 1995 King Fahd Cup, but did not play in the tournament. His debut came on June 6 against Brazil. He played 4 games for Japan from 1995 to 1996. He was in the squad for the 1996 Asian Cup and 1998 World Cup as a reserve goalkeeper but did not play any game in the tournament.

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Emperor's Cup		J.League Cup		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Bellmare Hiratsuka	1988–89	JSL Division 1	5	0					5	0
	1989–90		7	0			0	0	7	0
	1990–91	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	J1 League	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
Avispa Fukuoka	1999	J1 League	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
Thespa Kusatsu	2002	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	J2 League	23	0	1	0	—		24	0
Career total			320	0	27	0	23	0	370	0

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year

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

Honours

• Emperor's Cup: 1994
• Asian Cup Winner's Cup: 1995

Other websites

• Nobuyuki Kojima at Soccerway.com
• Nobuyuki Kojima at WorldFootball.net
• Nobuyuki Kojima at National-Football-Teams.com
• Nobuyuki Kojima at kicker (in German)
• Nobuyuki Kojima at FBref.com