is a former

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ese

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player. He played for Japan national team.

Club career

Kobayashi was born in

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on 7 July 1930. After graduating from

Keio University , mottoeng = The pen is mightier than the sword , type = Private research coeducational higher education institution , established = 1858 , founder = Yukichi Fukuzawa , endowmen ...

, he played Keio BRB was consisted of his alma mater Keio University players and graduates. He won

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and

1956 Emperor's Cup Statistics of Emperor's Cup in the 1956 season. Overview It was contested by 16 teams, and Keio BRB won the championship. Results 1st Round * Kwangaku Club 8–0 Tomioka Soccer * Hamamatsu Soccer 0–4 Keio BRB *All Muroran 0–7 Toyo Indust ...

at the club.

National team career

In June 1956, Kobayashi was selected Japan national team for 1956 Summer Olympics qualification. At this qualification, on June 3, he debuted against

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. In November, he played at

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. He played 3 games for Japan in 1956.Japan National Football Team Database
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National team statistics

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1930 births Possibly living people Keio University alumni Association football people from Kanagawa Prefecture Japanese footballers Japan international footballers Olympic footballers of Japan Footballers at the 1956 Summer Olympics Association football forwards {{Japan-footy-forward-stub