Shinji Kobayashi

Shinji Kobayashi (小林 伸二, Kobayashi Shinji, born August 24, 1960) is a Japanese football manager and a former player, who currently manages Giravanz Kitakyushu.

Shinji Kobayashi
小林 伸二
Personal information
Full name Shinji Kobayashi
Date of birth (1960-08-24) August 24, 1960
Place of birth Unzen, Nagasaki, Japan
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 8+12 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Giravanz Kitakyushu (coach)
Youth career
1976–1978 Shimabara Commercial High School
1979–1982 Osaka University of Commerce
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1983–1992 Mazda
Managerial career
2001–2003 Oita Trinita
2004–2006 Cerezo Osaka
2008–2011 Montedio Yamagata
2012–2015 Tokushima Vortis
2016–2017 Shimizu S-Pulse
2019–2021 Giravanz Kitakyushu
2023– Giravanz Kitakyushu
Medal record
Mazda
Runner-upEmperor's Cup1987
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Playing career

Kobayashi was born in Unzen on August 24, 1960. After graduating from Osaka University of Commerce, he joined Mazda in 1983. He played until 1992.

Coaching career

After retirement, Kobayashi started coaching career at Mazda (later Sanfrecce Hiroshima). He became a coach for top team and manager for youth team until 1999. He moved to Avispa Fukuoka in 2000, and Oita Trinita in 2001. In June 2001, at Oita Trinita, he was promoted to manager. In 2002, he led the club to won J2 League champions and the club was promoted to J1 League. He managed until 2003. In July 2004, he signed with Cerezo Osaka and managed until April 2006. After that, he managed J2 League club Montedio Yamagata (2008-2011), Tokushima Vortis (2012-2015) and Shimizu S-Pulse (2016-2017). He managed 4 J2 League clubs and he promoted all clubs to J1 League. In 2019, he signed with J3 League club Giravanz Kitakyushu.[1]

Club statistics

Club performance League Cup League Cup Total
SeasonClubLeague AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
Japan League Emperor's Cup League Cup Total
1983MazdaJSL Division 1
1984JSL Division 2
1985/86
1986/87JSL Division 1
1987/88
1988/89JSL Division 2
1989/90
1990/9111120131
1991/92JSL Division 1000000
Total Japan 1110020131
Career total 1110020131

Managerial statistics

Update; 25 September 2023[2]

Team From To Record
GWDLWin %
Oita Trinita 2001 2003 107 52 25 30 048.60
Cerezo Osaka 2004 2006 57 21 16 20 036.84
Montedio Yamagata 2008 2011 144 49 33 62 034.03
Tokushima Vortis 2012 2015 160 49 38 73 030.63
Shimizu S-Pulse 2016 2017 76 33 19 24 043.42
Giravanz Kitakyushu 2019 2021 118 45 31 42 038.14
Giravanz Kitakyushu 2023 present 3 1 1 1 033.33
Total 547 205 132 210 037.48

References

  1. Giravanz Kitakyushu(in Japanese)
  2. J.League Data Site(in Japanese)
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