is a

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ese

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manager and a former player.

Playing career

Kobayashi was born in

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on August 24, 1960. After graduating from

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, he joined

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in 1983. He played until 1992.

Coaching career

After retirement, Kobayashi started coaching career at

(later ''Sanfrecce Hiroshima''). He became a coach for top team and manager for youth team until 1999. He moved to

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in 2000, and

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in 2001. In June 2001, at Oita Trinita, he was promoted to manager. In 2002, he led the club to won

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champions and the club was promoted to

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. He managed until 2003. In July 2004, he signed with

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and managed until April 2006. After that, he managed

club

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(2008-2011),

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(2012-2015) and

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(2016-2017). He managed 4

clubs and he promoted all clubs to

. In 2019, he signed with

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club Giravanz Kitakyushu.

Club statistics

Managerial statistics

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1960 births Living people Osaka University of Commerce alumni Association football people from Nagasaki Prefecture Japanese footballers Japan Soccer League players Sanfrecce Hiroshima players Japanese football managers J1 League managers J2 League managers category:J3 League managers Oita Trinita managers Cerezo Osaka managers Montedio Yamagata managers Tokushima Vortis managers Shimizu S-Pulse managers Giravanz Kitakyushu managers Association football forwards {{Japan-footy-forward-stub