is a former Japanese footballer. He played as a midfielder for Japan national team.

Club career

Kobayashi was born in São Paulo, Brazil on November 29, 1947. He moved to Japan and joined Yanmar Diesel in 1971. The club won the league championship in

1971 * The year 1971 had three partial solar eclipses ( February 25, July 22 and August 20) and two total lunar eclipses (February 10, and August 6). The world population increased by 2.1% this year, the highest increase in history. Events Ja ...

1974 Major events in 1974 include the aftermath of the 1973 oil crisis and the resignation of United States President Richard Nixon following the Watergate scandal. In the Middle East, the aftermath of the 1973 Yom Kippur War determined politics; f ...

, and

1975 It was also declared the ''International Women's Year'' by the United Nations and the European Architectural Heritage Year by the Council of Europe. Events January * January 1 - Watergate scandal (United States): John N. Mitchell, H. R. ...

. The club also won the

1974 Emperor's Cup Statistics of Emperor's Cup in the 1974 season. Overview It was contested by 26 teams, and Yanmar Diesel won the championship. Results 1st Round *Chuo University 6–0 Iwate Teachers * Teijin Matsuyama 1–2 NTT Kinki 2nd Round *Chuo Universi ...

. He retired in 1976. He played 92 games and scored 7 goals in the league. He was selected Best Eleven in

and

National team career

On July 16, 1972, Kobayashi debuted for Japan national team against

Sri Lanka Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්‍රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an ...

. He played 3 games for Japan in 1972.Japan National Football Team Database
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National team statistics

Awards

* Japan Soccer League Best Eleven:

References

External links

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Japan National Football Team Database
1947 births Living people Men's association football midfielders Brazilian people of Japanese descent Sportspeople of Japanese descent Brazilian emigrants to Japan Japanese men's footballers Japan men's international footballers Japan Soccer League players Cerezo Osaka players {{Japan-footy-midfielder-1940s-stub