Shogo Kobara
Shogo Kobara (小原 章吾, Kobara Shogo, born November 2, 1982) is a former Japanese football player.
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Shogo Kobara | |||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | November 2, 1982 | |||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan | |||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in) | |||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Defender | |||||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||||
| 1998 | Yokohama Flügels | |||||||||||||||
| 1999–2000 | Yokohama F. Marinos | |||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||
| 2001–2003 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 11 | (0) | |||||||||||||
| 2004 | Vegalta Sendai | 26 | (0) | |||||||||||||
| 2005–2009 | Montedio Yamagata | 145 | (11) | |||||||||||||
| 2010 | Ehime FC | 26 | (2) | |||||||||||||
| 2011–2012 | Avispa Fukuoka | 43 | (1) | |||||||||||||
| 2013 | Ehime FC | 20 | (0) | |||||||||||||
| Total | 271 | (14) | ||||||||||||||
Honours
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| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | ||||||||||||||||
Playing career
Kobara was born in Yokohama on November 2, 1982. He joined J1 League club Yokohama F. Marinos from youth team in 2001. Although he played several matches as center back from first season, he could not play many matches in the club have many Japan national team players Naoki Matsuda, Yasuhiro Hato and Yuji Nakazawa. In 2004, he moved to J2 League club Vegalta Sendai and played many matches. In 2005, he moved to J2 club Montedio Yamagata. He became a regular player and played many matches as center back with Leonardo. However his opportunity to play decreased behind newcomer Hidenori Ishii from 2008. Although the club was promoted to J1 from 2009, he could not become a regular player. In 2010, he moved to J2 club Ehime FC and played many matches as regular player. In 2011, he moved to J1 club Avispa Fukuoka. Although he played many matches, the club was relegated to J2 from 2012. In 2013, he moved to J2 club Ehime FC again. He retired end of 2013 season.
Club statistics
| Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Total | ||||||
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| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Japan | League | Emperor's Cup | J.League Cup | Total | ||||||
| 2001 | Yokohama F. Marinos | J1 League | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 2002 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2004 | Vegalta Sendai | J2 League | 26 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | 28 | 0 | |
| 2005 | Montedio Yamagata | J2 League | 35 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | 35 | 1 | |
| 2006 | 43 | 4 | 2 | 0 | - | 45 | 4 | |||
| 2007 | 35 | 2 | 1 | 0 | - | 36 | 2 | |||
| 2008 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | 18 | 2 | |||
| 2009 | J1 League | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 2 | |
| 2010 | Ehime FC | J2 League | 26 | 2 | 1 | 0 | - | 27 | 2 | |
| 2011 | Avispa Fukuoka | J1 League | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 0 |
| 2012 | J2 League | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | 23 | 1 | ||
| 2013 | Ehime FC | J2 League | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | 21 | 0 | |
| Career total | 271 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 293 | 14 | ||