Minoru Kobata

is a former Japanese football player. He played for the Japan national team.

Biography
Kobata was born in Saitama on November 24, 1946. After graduating from Meiji University, he joined Hitachi in 1969. In 1972, the club won Japan Soccer League and Emperor's Cup. The club also won 1975 Emperor's Cup. He retired in 1975. He played 99 games and scored 22 goals in the league. He was selected Best Eleven in 1970.

On July 31, 1970, Kobata debuted for the Japan national team against Hong Kong. In December, he was selected Japan for 1970 Asian Games. He also played at 1974 World Cup qualification in 1973. He played 13 games for Japan until 1973.

Statistics

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|1969||rowspan="7"|Hitachi||rowspan="7"|JSL Division 1||13||0
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|1970||14||2
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|1971||12||1
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|1972||12||6
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|1973||14||4
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|1974||17||4
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|1975||17||5
99||22
99||22
|}
Japan National Football Team Database

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|1970||11||0
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|1971||0||0
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|1972||0||0
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|1973||2||0
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!Total||13||0
|}

References

Other websites

Category:1946 births
Category:Living people
Category:Footballers from Saitama Prefecture
Category:Japan international footballers
Category:Japan Soccer League players
Category:Kashiwa Reysol players