Daigo Kobayashi (born February 19, 1983 in Fuji, Shizuoka, Japan) is a Japanese football player who last played for Shimizu S-Pulse.
He started up his professional career at Tokyo Verdy where he won the Emperor's Cup in 2004 and the Japanese Super Cup in 2005. In the same year they got relegated from the J-League which marked his end in Tokyo. He signed for Omiya Ardija at the start of the 2006 season and quickly became their star player. After t...
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Daigo Kobayashi (born February 19, 1983 in Fuji, Shizuoka, Japan) is a Japanese football player who last played for Shimizu S-Pulse.
He started up his professional career at Tokyo Verdy where he won the Emperor's Cup in 2004 and the Japanese Super Cup in 2005. In the same year they got relegated from the J-League which marked his end in Tokyo. He signed for Omiya Ardija at the start of the 2006 season and quickly became their star player. After the 2006 World Cup he played his first international match.
The clubs success were limited and after the 2008 season, he was offered the chance to go on trial at Norwegian club Stabæk. His trial was a success and in February 2009 was loaned out to the Norwegian champions. He will wear the number 10 shirt, recently worn by Veigar Páll Gunnarsson.
On 8 March, he made his official debut for Stabæk in the 2009 Superfinal where the league champions won 3–1 against cup champions Vålerenga, with Kobayashi playing an important part, getting on the...
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