Hiromi Kojima
Hiromi Kojima (小島 宏美, Kojima Hiromi, born December 12, 1977) is a former Japanese football player. He played for Japan national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Hiromi Kojima | ||
| Date of birth | December 12, 1977 | ||
| Place of birth | Nogata, Fukuoka, Japan | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder, Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1993–1995 | Higashi Fukuoka High School | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1996–2001 | Gamba Osaka | 131 | (36) |
| 2002 | Consadole Sapporo | 5 | (0) |
| 2002 | Omiya Ardija | 11 | (3) |
| 2003 | Oita Trinita | 0 | (0) |
| 2003–2005 | Vissel Kobe | 38 | (2) |
| 2006–2008 | FC Gifu | 66 | (16) |
| Total | 251 | (58) | |
| National team | |||
| 2000 | Japan | 1 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Club career
Kojima was born in Nogata on December 12, 1977. After graduating from high school, he joined Gamba Osaka in 1996. He played many matches as forward from 1997. Around this time, many young players Tsuneyasu Miyamoto, Junichi Inamoto and Ryuji Bando got an opportunity to play in the club. However his opportunity to play decreased behind Kota Yoshihara in 2001. From 2002, he played for Consadole Sapporo (2002), Omiya Ardija (2002), Oita Trinita (2003) and Vissel Kobe (2003-05). At Vissel Kobe, he was converted to mainly defensive midfielder in 2004. He moved to Regional Leagues club FC Gifu in 2006. He retired end of 2008 season.
National team career
On April 26, 2000, Kojima debuted for Japan national team against South Korea.[1]
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 | ||||||
| 1996 | Gamba Osaka | J1 League | 9 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 2 |
| 1997 | 20 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 29 | 2 | ||
| 1998 | 34 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 39 | 20 | ||
| 1999 | 21 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 26 | 9 | ||
| 2000 | 30 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 37 | 11 | ||
| 2001 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 2 | ||
| 2002 | Consadole Sapporo | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 1 | |
| Omiya Ardija | J2 League | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | 11 | 3 | ||
| 2003 | Oita Trinita | J1 League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Vissel Kobe | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 | ||
| 2004 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 26 | 2 | ||
| 2005 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||
| 2006 | FC Gifu | JRL (Tōkai, Div. 1) | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | - | 14 | 8 | |
| 2007 | JFL | 28 | 7 | 3 | 0 | - | 31 | 7 | ||
| 2008 | J2 League | 27 | 2 | 2 | 0 | - | 29 | 2 | ||
| Total | 251 | 56 | 28 | 8 | 29 | 6 | 308 | 70 | ||
References
External links
- Hiromi Kojima at National-Football-Teams.com
- Japan National Football Team Database
- Hiromi Kojima at J.League (in Japanese)