Yasutaka Kobayashi

Kobayashi was born in Tokai, Ibaraki on June 15, 1980. He joined the J1 League club Kashima Antlers youth team in 1999. However he was never put into play. In 2000, he moved to the J2 League club Vegalta Sendai on loan. He played often as forward. In 2001, he returned to the Kashima Antlers. However he did not play much. In 2002, he moved to the J2 club Kawasaki Frontale. Although he was there for two seasons, he did not play much. In 2004, he moved to Mito HollyHock. Although he was a regular player, he did not play much in late 2004. In 2005, he moved to the newly promoted J2 League club, Tokushima Vortis. He played many matches over three seasons. In 2008, he moved to the Japan Football League (JFL) club Fagiano Okayama. He was a regular player and scored 19 goals. The club was also promoted to J2 in 2009. However he did not play as much in 20099. In 2010, he moved to the Regional Leagues club Fukushima United FC. He was in many matches and the club was promoted to the JFL in 2013 and the J3 League in 2014. He retired at the end of the 2014 season.