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ese former footballer.

Playing career

Kobayashi was born in

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on April 18, 1980. After graduating from

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, he joined J1 League club

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in 2003. He played 3 matches in a row as center back from opening game in first season. However he could hardly play in the match after that. In 2005, he moved to

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. However he could not play at all in the match. In 2006, he moved to J2 League club

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. He played many matches as regular player in summer. In 2007, he moved to

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club Fervorosa Ishikawa Hakuzan FC.J.League
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(JFL) club

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(later ''Blaublitz Akita''). In 2008, he moved to J1 club

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. He played many matches and Trinita won the champions in 2008 J.League Cup first major title in the club history. However Trinita was relegated to J2 end of 2009 season. In 2011, he moved to JFL club Blaublitz Akita for the first time in 3 years. Although he played many matches as regular player in 2011, his opportunity to play decreased in 2012 and he retired end of 2012 season.

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* 1980 births Living people University of Tsukuba alumni Association football people from Sapporo Japanese men's footballers J1 League players J2 League players Japan Football League players Urawa Red Diamonds players Kawasaki Frontale players Yokohama FC players Blaublitz Akita players Oita Trinita players Men's association football defenders {{Japan-footy-defender-1980s-stub