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Kiyomitsu Kobari
小針 清允
Personal information
Full name Kiyomitsu Kobari
Date of birth (1977-06-12) 12 June 1977 (age 47)
Place of birth Itabashi, Tokyo, Japan
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position Goalkeeper
Youth career
1993–1995 Verdy Kawasaki
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1996–2000 Verdy Kawasaki 4 (0)
2001 Vissel Kobe 1 (0)
2002–2007 Vegalta Sendai 68 (0)
2008–2009 Tochigi SC 63 (0)
2010–2014 Gainare Tottori 146 (0)
Total 284 (0)
National team
1993 Japan U-17 4 (0)
1997 Japan U-20 1 (0)
Honours
Verdy Kawasaki
Runner-up J.League Cup 1996
Winner Emperor's Cup 1996
  • Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Kiyomitsu Kobari (小針 清允, Kobari Kiyomitsu, born 12 June 1977) is a former Japanese football player.

Club career

Kobari was born in Itabashi, Tokyo on 12 June 1977. He joined the Verdy Kawasaki youth team in 1996. However he did not play much, less than Shinkichi Kikuchi and Kenji Honnami. He moved to Vissel Kobe in 2001 and Vegalta Sendai in 2002. At Vegalta, he competed with Daijiro Takakuwa for a position. He moved to the Japan Football League (JFL) club Tochigi SC in 2008. He played in all matches and the club was promoted to the J2 League. However, he played less often, in favor of Kunihiro Shibazaki, in late 2009. He moved to the JFL club Gainare Tottori in 2010. He played in all matches and the club won the championship and was promoted to the J2 League. He retired at the end of the 2014 season.

National team career

In August 1993, Kobari was selected by the Japan U-17 national team for the 1993 U-17 World Championship. He played full-time in all four matches. In June 1997, he was also selected by the Japan U-20 national team for the 1997 World Youth Championship. He played in the first match against Spain.

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 Verdy Kawasaki J1 League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1997 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
1998 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1999 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2000 1 0 0 0 5 0 6 0
2001 Vissel Kobe 1 0 0 0 2 0 3 0
2002 Vegalta Sendai 12 0 2 0 3 0 17 0
2003 20 0 0 0 1 0 21 0
2004 J2 League 1 0 0 0 - 1 0
2005 1 0 2 0 - 3 0
2006 23 0 2 0 - 25 0
2007 11 0 0 0 - 11 0
2008 Tochigi SC JFL 34 0 2 0 - 36 0
2009 J2 League 29 0 0 0 - 29 0
2010 Gainare Tottori JFL 34 0 1 0 - 35 0
2011 J2 League 32 0 1 0 - 33 0
2012 39 0 2 0 - 41 0
2013 20 0 1 0 - 21 0
2014 J3 League 21 0 1 0 - 22 0
Total 282 0 14 0 11 0 307 0

See also

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