| Kentaro Hayashi 林 健太郎 | |
| Fullname: | Kentaro Hayashi |
| Birth Date: | 29 August 1972 |
| Birth Place: | Machida, Tokyo, Japan |
| Height: | 1.82 m |
| Position: | Midfielder, Defender |
| 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 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 2 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Manageryears1: | 2018 |
| Managerclubs1: | Vissel Kobe |
| Manageryears2: | 2024- |
| Managerclubs2: | Gainare Tottori |
is a former Japanese football player. He played for Japan national team.
Hayashi was born in Machida on August 29, 1972. After graduating from Komazawa University, he joined 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. He retired at the end of the 2009 season.
On August 6, 1995, Hayashi debuted for Japan national team against Costa Rica. On August 9, he also played against Brazil. He played 2 games for Japan in 1995.[1]
After the retirement, Hayashi signed with Vissel Kobe in 2018. He served as an assistant coach under manager Takayuki Yoshida in April.[2] In September, manager Yoshida resigned for poor results. Hayashi managed 2 matches until Vissel signed with new manager Juan Manuel Lillo. In June 2019, Hayashi resigned with Vissel.[3]
| Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |
| Japan | League | Emperor's Cup | J.League Cup | Total | |||||||
| 1995 | Verdy Kawasaki | J1 League | 43 | 0 | 3 | 0 | colspan="2" | - | 46 | 0 | |
| 1996 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 1 | |||
| 1997 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 1 | |||
| 1998 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |||
| 1998 | Vissel Kobe | J1 League | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
| 1999 | Verdy Kawasaki | J1 League | 29 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 37 | 7 | |
| 2000 | 27 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 35 | 6 | |||
| 2001 | Tokyo Verdy | J1 League | 17 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 2 | |
| 2002 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 25 | 0 | |||
| 2003 | 29 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 35 | 1 | |||
| 2004 | 29 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 41 | 3 | |||
| 2005 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 37 | 0 | |||
| 2006 | Ventforet Kofu | J1 League | 30 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 36 | 1 | |
| 2007 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 30 | 1 | |||
| 2008 | J2 League | 31 | 4 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2" | - | 33 | 4 | ||
| 2009 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2" | - | 29 | 0 | |||
| Total | 369 | 23 | 38 | 1 | 47 | 3 | 454 | 27 | |||
| Japan national team | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals | |
| 1995 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 2 | 0 | |