is a former Japanese
football
Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly c ...
player.
Playing career
Kojima was born in
Nagasaki Prefecture
is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located on the island of Kyūshū. Nagasaki Prefecture has a population of 1,314,078 (1 June 2020) and has a geographic area of 4,130 Square kilometre, km2 (1,594 sq mi). Nagasaki Prefecture borders ...
on 14 July 1968.
After graduating from
Tokyo University of Agriculture
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There are three campuses: Setagaya, Atsugi, and Okhotsk (Abashiri).
Outline
Tokyo University ...
, he joined
Fujitsu
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in 1991. He became a regular player as a defensive midfielder in his first season. In 1993, he moved to
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Sanfrecce Hiroshima ( ja, サンフレッチェ広島, translit=''Sanfuretche Hiroshima'') is a Japanese professional football club based in Asaminami-ku, Hiroshima. The club plays in the J1 League, which is the top tier of football in the coun ...
. He also played as a defender, not only as a defensive midfielder. He played as a regular player and the club won second place in the
1994 J1 League,
1995
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, and
1996 Emperor's Cup
Statistics of Emperor's Cup in the 1996 season.
Overview
It was contested by 80 teams, and Verdy Kawasaki won the championship.
Results
1st Round
* Denso 3–1 Juntendo University
*Blaze Kumamoto 2–1 Kwansei Gakuin University
*World Blitz K ...
. In 1999, he moved to
Avispa Fukuoka
is a Japanese professional football club, currently competing in the J1 League. The team is located in Hakata, Fukuoka. "Avispa" means "wasp" in Spanish. They were originally called Fujieda Blux and based in Fujieda, Shizuoka before moving t ...
. He played as a regular player as a center back. The club was relegated to the
J2 League
The or simply J2 is the second division of the and the second level of the Japanese association football league system. The top tier is represented by the J1 League. It (along with the rest of the J.League) is currently sponsored by Meiji Yas ...
at the end of the 2001 season. Although he played often in 2002, he left the club for generational change and retired at the end of the 2002 season.
Club statistics
References
External links
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biglobe.ne.jp
1968 births
Living people
Tokyo University of Agriculture alumni
Association football people from Nagasaki Prefecture
Japanese men's footballers
Japan Soccer League players
J1 League players
J2 League players
Japan Football League (1992–1998) players
Kawasaki Frontale players
Sanfrecce Hiroshima players
Avispa Fukuoka players
Men's association football defenders
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