Shinji Kobayashi
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| 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 | Tochigi SC (manager) | ||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||
| 1976–1978 | Shimabara Shogyo High School | ||||||||||
| College career | |||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||
| 2024– | Tochigi SC | ||||||||||
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 is the manager of J3 League club Tochigi SC.