- Player statistics at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
- Manager statistics manager profile at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kenji Arima | ||
| Date of birth | November 26, 1972 | ||
| Place of birth | Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1988–1990 | Nihon University Fujisawa High School | ||
| 1991–1994 | Nihon University | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1995–1997 | Kashiwa Reysol | 20 | (2) |
| 1998 | Consadole Sapporo | 10 | (2) |
| 1999–2002 | Yokohama FC | 113 | (55) |
| Total | 143 | (59) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2014–2015 | YSCC Yokohama | ||
| 2019–2021 | Fagiano Okayama | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Kenji Arima (有馬 賢二, Arima Kenji, born November 26, 1972) is a former Japanese football player and manager.
Arima was born in Yokohama on November 26, 1972. After graduating from Nihon University, he joined Kashiwa Reysol in 1995 which had been newly promoted to the J1 League. He mainly played as a substitute for 3 seasons. In 1998, he moved to Consadole Sapporo, and in 1999, to Yokohama FC, a new club in the Japan Football League based in Arima's home city. He was a regular player and the club were the league champions for 2 years in a row (1999-2000) and were promoted to the J2 League in 2001. Arima also became the top scorer and was presented the MVP award in 2000. He retired at the end of the 2002 season.
After retirement, Arima started coaching career at FC Tokyo in 2003. He mainly coached youth team until 2013. In 2014, he moved to newly was promoted to J3 League club, YSCC Yokohama and became a manager. Although he managed the club in 2 seasons, the club was at the bottom place for 2 years in a row and he resigned end of 2015 season. In 2019, he signed with J2 League club Fagiano Okayama.[1]
| 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 | ||||||
| 1995 | Kashiwa Reysol | J1 League | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 7 | 0 | |
| 1996 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 18 | 4 | ||
| 1997 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 1 | ||
| 1998 | Consadole Sapporo | J1 League | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 3 |
| 1999 | Yokohama FC | Football League | 24 | 19 | 3 | 3 | - | 27 | 22 | |
| 2000 | 22 | 24 | 2 | 3 | - | 24 | 27 | |||
| 2001 | J2 League | 42 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 47 | 12 | |
| 2002 | 25 | 2 | 3 | 1 | - | 28 | 3 | |||
| Total | 143 | 59 | 13 | 9 | 19 | 4 | 175 | 72 | ||
Update; December 31, 2018[2]
| Team | From | To | Record | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | Win % | |||
| YSCC Yokohama | 2014 | 2015 | 69 | 11 | 18 | 40 | 15.94 |
| Fagiano Okayama | 2019 | present | |||||
| Total | 69 | 11 | 18 | 40 | 15.94 | ||