Shogo Kobara

Shogo Kobara
小原 章吾

Personal information
Full name	Shogo Kobara
Date of birth	(1982-11-02) 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)
Medal record Yokohama F. Marinos Winner J1 League 2003 Runner-up J1 League 2002 Winner J.League Cup 2001
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Shogo Kobara (小原 章吾, Kobara Shogo, born November 2, 1982) is a former Japanese football player.

Playing career

Kobara was born in Yokohama on November 2, 1982. He joined the J1 League club Yokohama F. Marinos youth team in 2001. Although he played several matches as center back during the first season, he did not play much in the club that had Japan national team players Naoki Matsuda, Yasuhiro Hato, and Yuji Nakazawa. In 2004, he moved to the J2 League club Vegalta Sendai and played often. In 2005, he moved to the J2 club Montedio Yamagata. He became a regular player and played often as center back with Leonardo Henriques da Silva. However his opportunity to play decreased, as opposed to newcomer Hidenori Ishii, starting in 2008. Although the club was promoted to J1 in 2009, he did not become a regular player. In 2010, he moved to the J2 club Ehime FC and played as a regular player. In 2011, he moved to the J1 club Avispa Fukuoka. Although he played often, the club was relegated to J2 in 2012. In 2013, he moved to the J2 club Ehime FC again. He retired at the end of the 2013 season.

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
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

External links

• Shogo Kobara at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)