(former name; Nelson Yoshimura, ネルソン吉村) was a Japanese football player and manager. He played for Japan national team, having naturalized in 1970.

Club career

Yoshimura was born in

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on August 16, 1947. He moved to Japan and joined

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in 1967. He played with

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and so on and leads the team to the greatest era in Yanmar Diesel history. The club won

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champions 4 times and Emperor's Cup 3 times. He retired in 1980. He played 189 games and scored 30 goals in the league. He was selected Best Eleven 4 times.

National team career

On August 2, 1970, Yoshimura debuted for Japan national team against

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. He was selected Japan for 1974 Asian Games. He also played at 1972 Summer Olympics qualification,

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and 1976 Summer Olympics qualification. He played 46 games and scored 7 goals for Japan until 1976.Japan National Football Team Database
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Coaching career

After retirement, Yoshimura became a coach for

in 1981. In 1990, he was promoted to a manager. He managed until 1993. On November 1, 2003, Yoshimura died of

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at the age of 56. In 2010, he was selected to the

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Club statistics

National team statistics

Awards

Best Eleven: (4)

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, 1971,

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1975 It was also declared the ''International Women's Year'' by the United Nations and the European Architectural Heritage Year by the Council of Europe. Events January * January 1 - Watergate scandal (United States): John N. Mitchell, H. R. ...

Silver Ball (Assist Leader):

References

External links

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Japan National Football Team Database
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