Minoru Kobayashi

Minoru Kobayashi
小林稔
Personal information
Full name	Minoru Kobayashi
Date of birth	May 14, 1976 (age 48)
Place of birth	Ayase, Kanagawa, Japan
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
1992–1994	Toko Gakuen High School
1995–1998	Kokushikan University
Senior career*
Years	Team
1999–2002	FC Tokyo
Total
Managerial career
2019	Júbilo Iwata
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Minoru Kobayashi (小林稔, Kobayashi Minoru, born May 14, 1976) is a former Japanese football player and manager.

Playing career

Kobayashi was born in Ayase on May 14, 1976. After graduating from Kokushikan University, he joined the newly promoted J2 League club, FC Tokyo in 1999. Although the club was promoted to the J1 League in 2000, he did not play that year. He debuted in late 2001 and played several matches as right side back. Although he played as a regular player in early 2002, he was second to Akira Kaji from May 2002 until he retired at the end of the 2002 season.

Coaching career

After the retirement, Kobayashi started coaching career at FC Tokyo in 2005. He mainly coached youth team until 2011. In 2012, he moved to Júbilo Iwata and became a coach for top team.^[1] In August 2019, manager Hideto Suzuki resigned for health reasons and Kobayashi became a caretaker manager.^[2]

Club statistics

Club performance			League		Cup		League Cup		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Japan			League		Emperor's Cup		J.League Cup		Total
1999	FC Tokyo	J2 League	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2000		J1 League	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2001			3	0	1	0	0	0	4	0
2002			8	0	0	0	1	0	9	0
Total			11	0	1	0	1	0	13	0