What is Kentaro Hayashi?
{{Infobox football biography |name=Kentaro Hayashi<br/>林 健太郎 |image= |image_size= |caption= |fullname=Kentaro Hayashi |birth_date={{Birth date and age|1972|8|29}} |birth_place=[[Machida, Tokyo|Machida]], [[Tokyo]], [[Japan]] |death_date= |death_place= |height=1.82 m |position=[[Midfielder]], [[Defender (association football)|Defender]] |currentclub= |clubnumber= |youthyears1=1988–1990|youthclubs1=[[Toin Gakuen High School]] |youthyears2=1991–1994|youthclubs2=[[Komazawa University]] |years1=1995–2005|clubs1=[[Tokyo Verdy]]|caps1=250|goals1=18 |years2=1998|clubs2=→[[Vissel Kobe]] (loan)|caps2=7|goals2=0 |years3=2006–2009|clubs3=[[Ventforet Kofu]]|caps3=112|goals3=5 |totalcaps=369|totalgoals=23 |nationalyears1=1995|nationalteam1=[[Japan national football team|Japan]]|nationalcaps1=2|nationalgoals1=0 |manageryears1=2018|managerclubs1=[[Vissel Kobe]] |manageryears2=2024–|managerclubs2=[[Gainare Tottori]] |medaltemplates= {{Medal|Team|[[Tokyo Verdy]]}} {{Medal|RU|[[J1 League]]|[[1995 J.League|1995]]}} {{Medal|RU|[[J.League Cup]]|[[1996 J.League Cup|1996]]}} {{Medal|W|[[Emperor's Cup]]|[[1996 Emperor's Cup|1996]]}} {{Medal|W|[[Emperor's Cup]]|[[2004 Emperor's Cup|2004]]}} }} {{Nihongo|'''Kentaro Hayashi'''|林 健太郎|Hayashi Kentaro|born August 29, 1972}} is a former [[Japan]]ese [[Association football|football]] player and manager. He played for the [[Japan national football team|Japan national team]]. ==Biography== Hayashi was born in [[Machida, Tokyo|Machida]] on August 29, 1972. After graduating from [[Komazawa University]], he joined [[J1 League]] club [[Tokyo Verdy|Verdy Kawasaki]] (later ''Tokyo Verdy'') in 1995. Although he played as regular player in first season, his opportunity to play decreased from 1996. In 1998, he moved to [[Vissel Kobe]] on loan. In 1999, he returned to Verdy Kawasaki and he became a regular player. The club won 2004 [[Emperor's Cup]]. However the club was relegated to [[J2 League]] in 2005. He moved to [[Ventforet Kofu]] in 2006. He retired at the end of the 2009 season. On August 6, 1995,