What is Hiromi Kojima?
{{Infobox football biography |name=Hiromi Kojima |image= |image_size= |caption= |fullname=Hiromi Kojima |birth_date={{Birth date and age|1977|12|12}} |birth_place=[[Nogata, Fukuoka|Nogata]], [[Fukuoka Prefecture|Fukuoka]], [[Japan]] |death_date= |death_place= |height={{Height|m=1.77}} |position=[[Midfielder]], [[Forward]] |currentclub= |clubnumber= |youthyears1=1993–1995|youthclubs1=[[Higashi Fukuoka High School]] |years1=1996–2001|clubs1=[[Gamba Osaka]]|caps1=131|goals1=36 |years2=2002|clubs2=[[Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo|Consadole Sapporo]]|caps2=5|goals2=0 |years3=2002|clubs3=[[Omiya Ardija]]|caps3=11|goals3=3 |years4=2003|clubs4=[[Oita Trinita]]|caps4=0|goals4=0 |years5=2003–2005|clubs5=[[Vissel Kobe]]|caps5=38|goals5=2 |years6=2006–2008|clubs6=[[FC Gifu]]|caps6=66|goals6=16 |totalcaps=251|totalgoals=58 |nationalyears1=2000|nationalteam1=[[Japan national football team|Japan]]|nationalcaps1=1|nationalgoals1=0 |manageryears1=|managerclubs1= |medaltemplates= }} {{Nihongo|'''Hiromi Kojima'''|小島 宏美|Kojima Hiromi|born December 12, 1977}} is a former [[Japan]]ese [[Association football|football]] player. He played for the [[Japan national football team|Japan national team]]. ==Biography== Kojima was born in [[Nogata, Fukuoka|Nogata]] on December 12, 1977. After graduating from [[Higashi Fukuoka High School]], he joined [[Gamba Osaka]] in 1996. He played many matches as forward from 1997. Around this time, many young players [[Tsuneyasu Miyamoto]], [[Junichi Inamoto]] and [[Ryuji Bando]] got an opportunity to play in the club. However his opportunity to play decreased behind [[Kota Yoshihara]] in 2001. From 2002, he played for [[Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo|Consadole Sapporo]] (2002), [[Omiya Ardija]] (2002), [[Oita Trinita]] (2003) and [[Vissel Kobe]] (2003-05). At Vissel Kobe, he was converted to mainly defensive midfielder in 2004. He moved to [[Japanese Regional Leagues|Regional Leagues]] club [[FC Gifu]] in 2006. He retired end of 2008 season. On April 26, 2000, Kojima debuted for the [[Japan national football te