Yoshiyuki Kobayashi (小林 慶行, Kobayashi Yoshiyuki, born January 27, 1978) is a japanese football manager and former player. His brother Ryo Kobayashi is also a former footballer He is the currently manager J2 League club of JEF United Chiba.
Personal information | ||||||||||
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Full name | Yoshiyuki Kobayashi | |||||||||
Date of birth | (1978-01-27) January 27, 1978 (age 44) | |||||||||
Place of birth | Saitama, Saitama, Japan | |||||||||
Position(s) | Midfielder | |||||||||
Youth career | ||||||||||
1993–1995 | Toin Gakuen High School | |||||||||
1996–1998 | Komazawa University | |||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||
1999–2005 | Tokyo Verdy | 156 | (10) | |||||||
2006–2009 | Omiya Ardija | 91 | (10) | |||||||
2009 | Kashiwa Reysol | 10 | (0) | |||||||
2010–2012 | Albirex Niigata | 53 | (0) | |||||||
Total | 310 | (20) | ||||||||
Teams managed | ||||||||||
2023- | JEF United Chiba | |||||||||
Honours
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Kobayashi was born in Saitama on January 27, 1978. In 1999, when he was Komazawa University student, he joined J1 League club Verdy Kawasaki (later Tokyo Verdy). He became a regular player as defensive midfielder from first season. The club won the champions 2004 Emperor's Cup and 2005 Japanese Super Cup. In the same year they got relegated from the J1 League which marked his end in Tokyo. He signed for Omiya Ardija at the start of the 2006 season. As Omiya usually deployed a 4–4–2 formation, he usually played as a central/defensive midfielder. Kobayashi was the key player on the team, and at times the team's captain. However his opportunity to play decreased in 2009. In June 2009, he moved to Kashiwa Reysol. On January 14, 2010 it was announced that Kobayashi had signed for Albirex Niigata.[1] He played many matches until 2011. However he could hardly play in the match in 2012 and he retired end of 2012 season, after a fourteen-year professional career.
Kobayashi started his coaching career in June 2014, serving as a coach of Vegalta Sendai until 2019. In 2021, he joined JEF United Chiba also as a coach, and promoted to the role of head coach of the Chiba side in 2022.
On 1 November 2022, he was appointed manager of JEF United Chiba from 2023 season.[2]
Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Total | ||||||
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Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
Japan | League | Emperor's Cup | J.League Cup | Total | ||||||
1999 | Verdy Kawasaki | J1 League | 30 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 37 | 2 |
2000 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||
2001 | Tokyo Verdy | J1 League | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
2002 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 1 | ||
2003 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 22 | 2 | ||
2004 | 29 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 42 | 8 | ||
2005 | 26 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 33 | 4 | ||
2006 | Omiya Ardija | J1 League | 28 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 35 | 4 |
2007 | 33 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 39 | 4 | ||
2008 | 25 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 33 | 3 | ||
2009 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
2009 | Kashiwa Reysol | J1 League | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
2010 | Albirex Niigata | J1 League | 28 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 35 | 0 |
2011 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 0 | ||
2012 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
Career total | 310 | 20 | 20 | 2 | 54 | 6 | 384 | 28 |
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