| Personal information | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Shinji Kobayashi | ||||||||||
| Date of birth | August 24, 1960 | ||||||||||
| Place of birth | Unzen, Nagasaki, Japan | ||||||||||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||||||||||
| Team information | |||||||||||
Current team | Giravanz Kitakyushu (coach) | ||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||
| 1976–1978 | Shimabara Commercial High School | ||||||||||
| 1979–1982 | Osaka University of Commerce | ||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||
| 1983–1992 | Mazda | ||||||||||
| Managerial career | |||||||||||
| 2001–2003 | Oita Trinita | ||||||||||
| 2004–2006 | Cerezo Osaka | ||||||||||
| 2008–2011 | Montedio Yamagata | ||||||||||
| 2012–2015 | Tokushima Vortis | ||||||||||
| 2016–2017 | Shimizu S-Pulse | ||||||||||
| 2019–2021 | Giravanz Kitakyushu | ||||||||||
| 2023 | Giravanz Kitakyushu | ||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||
Shinji Kobayashi (小林 伸二, Kobayashi Shinji, born August 24, 1960) is a Japanese football manager and a former player, who currently manages Giravanz Kitakyushu.
Kobayashi was born in Unzen on August 24, 1960. After graduating from Osaka University of Commerce, he joined Mazda in 1983. He played until 1992.
After retirement, Kobayashi started coaching career at Mazda (later Sanfrecce Hiroshima). He became a coach for top team and manager for youth team until 1999. He moved to Avispa Fukuoka in 2000, and Oita Trinita in 2001. In June 2001, at Oita Trinita, he was promoted to manager. In 2002, he led the club to won J2 League champions and the club was promoted to J1 League. He managed until 2003. In July 2004, he signed with Cerezo Osaka and managed until April 2006. After that, he managed J2 League club Montedio Yamagata (2008-2011), Tokushima Vortis (2012-2015) and Shimizu S-Pulse (2016-2017). He managed 4 J2 League clubs and he promoted all clubs to J1 League. In 2019, he signed with J3 League club Giravanz Kitakyushu.[1]
| Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Japan | League | Emperor's Cup | League Cup | Total | ||||||
| 1983 | Mazda | JSL Division 1 | ||||||||
| 1984 | JSL Division 2 | |||||||||
| 1985/86 | ||||||||||
| 1986/87 | JSL Division 1 | |||||||||
| 1987/88 | ||||||||||
| 1988/89 | JSL Division 2 | |||||||||
| 1989/90 | ||||||||||
| 1990/91 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 1 | ||||
| 1991/92 | JSL Division 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | Japan | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 1 | |
| Career total | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 1 | ||
Update; 29 October 2023[2]
| Team | From | To | Record | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | Win % | |||
| Oita Trinita | 2001 | 2003 | 107 | 52 | 25 | 30 | 48.60 |
| Cerezo Osaka | 2004 | 2006 | 57 | 21 | 16 | 20 | 36.84 |
| Montedio Yamagata | 2008 | 2011 | 144 | 49 | 33 | 62 | 34.03 |
| Tokushima Vortis | 2012 | 2015 | 160 | 49 | 38 | 73 | 30.63 |
| Shimizu S-Pulse | 2016 | 2017 | 76 | 33 | 19 | 24 | 43.42 |
| Giravanz Kitakyushu | 2019 | 2021 | 118 | 45 | 31 | 42 | 38.14 |
| Giravanz Kitakyushu | 2023 | present | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 23.08 |
| Total | 557 | 207 | 133 | 217 | 37.16 | ||
