Masamitsu Kobayashi

Masamitsu Kobayashi
小林 成光
Personal information
Full name Masamitsu Kobayashi
Date of birth (1978-04-13) April 13, 1978 (age 46)
Place of birth Sano, Tochigi, Japan
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 8+12 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1994–1996 Sano Nihon University High School
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1997–2005 FC Tokyo 135 (22)
2006 Sagan Tosu 11 (0)
2007–2008 Tochigi SC 50 (9)
Total 196 (31)
Medal record
FC Tokyo
Winner J.League Cup 2004
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Masamitsu Kobayashi (小林 成光, Kobayashi Masamitsu, born April 13, 1978) is a former Japanese football player.

Playing career

Kobayashi was born in Sano on April 13, 1978. After graduating from high school, he joined the Japan Football League club Tokyo Gas (later FC Tokyo) in 1997. During the first season, he played in all matches and was selected for the Best Young Player award. The club was promoted to the J2 League in 1999 and the J1 League in 2000. He played often as left midfielder for a long time. After he was in a motorcycle and broke his right leg in April 2002, he did not play as much. In 2006, he moved to the J2 club Sagan Tosu. In 2007, he moved to his local club Tochigi SC in the Japan Football League. He played often over two seasons and the club was promoted to J2 in 2009. However, he retired at the end of the 2008 season without playing in the J2 league.

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
1997 Tokyo Gas Football League 30 7 4 1 - 34 8
1998 28 7 0 0 - 28 7
1999 FC Tokyo J2 League 20 2 0 0 7 2 27 4
2000 J1 League 27 2 1 0 2 0 30 2
2001 20 1 1 0 3 2 24 3
2002 6 3 0 0 0 0 6 3
2003 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2004 1 0 0 0 2 0 3 0
2005 3 0 0 0 2 0 5 0
2006 Sagan Tosu J2 League 11 0 0 0 - 11 0
2007 Tochigi SC Football League 30 6 2 0 - 32 6
2008 20 3 1 0 - 21 3
Career total 196 31 9 1 16 4 221 36

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