:Takehiko Kobayakawa

{{Short description|Japanese baseball player}}

{{BLP sources|date=January 2011}}

{{Infobox baseball biography

| name = Takehiko Kobayakawa

| image = 小早川毅彦2008.jpg

| position = Infielder

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1961|11|15}}

| bats = Left

| throws = Right

| debutleague = NPB

| debutdate = April 7

| debutyear = 1984

| debutteam = Hiroshima Toyo Carp

| finaldate = June 2

| finalyear = 1999

| finalteam = Yakult Swallows

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As Player

• Hiroshima Toyo Carp ({{npby|1984}}–{{npby|1996}})
• Yakult Swallows ({{npby|1997}}–{{npby|1999}})

As Coach

• Hiroshima Toyo Carp ({{npby|2006}}–{{npby|2009}})

| awards =

• {{npby|1984}} Central League Rookie of the Year

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{{nihongo|Takehiko Kobayakawa|小早川 毅彦|Kobayakawa Takehiko}}, (born November 15, 1961) is a former Japanese baseball player of the Hiroshima Toyo Carp{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=_XtAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=XlcMAAAAIBAJ&pg=5863,5703909&dq=kobayakawa+takehiko&hl=en|title=Cruz homers power Orioles|date=October 29, 1984|work=The Vindicator|accessdate=4 January 2011}} and Yakult Swallows of Japan's Central League.

He was born in Aki-ku, Hiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture.

He led his team into two Japan Series and winning one title (1984:Hiroshima and 1997:Yakult).