is a former
Japanese
football player. He played for
Japan national team.
Club career
Yoshida was born in
Kariya
is a Cities of Japan, city in central Aichi Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 153,162 in 66,751 households, and a population density of 3,040 persons per km2. The total area of the city is .
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Kariya is situat ...
on March 8, 1962. After graduating from Kariya Industrial High School, he joined
Japan Soccer League
, or JSL, was the top flight association football league in Japan between 1965 and 1992, and was the precursor to the current professional league, the J.League. JSL was the second national league of a team sport in Japan after the professional ...
side
Yamaha Motors (later ''Júbilo Iwata'') in 1980. The club won
1982 Emperor's Cup and
1987–88 Japan Soccer League
Statistics of Japan Soccer League for the 1987–88 season.
First Division
Second Division
First Stage
East
West
Second stage
Promotion Group
Relegation Group
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=West=
=9th-16th Places Playoff=
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. He never moved to any other club and retired as an Iwata player after the 1995 season. He played total 275 league matches and scored 35 goals for club.
National team career
Yoshida was capped 35 times and scored 2 goals for the
Japanese national team between 1988 and 1993.
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/ref> He made his international debut in a friendly against China on June 2, 1988 at Nagoya Mizuho Athletics Stadium. He scored his first international goal against China on May 13, 1989 at Okayama Stadium. He was a member of the Japan team that won the 1992 Asian Cup. He played twice in the tournament.
Coaching career
After retirement, Yoshida started coaching career at Júbilo Iwata in 2001. He mainly served as coach for top team and manager for youth team until 2009.
Club statistics
National team statistics
Honors and awards
Team Honors
* 1992 Asian Cup (Champions)
References
External links
*
Japan National Football Team Database
*
1962 births
Living people
Association football people from Aichi Prefecture
Japanese footballers
Japan international footballers
Japan Soccer League players
J1 League players
Japan Football League (1992–1998) players
Júbilo Iwata players
1992 AFC Asian Cup players
AFC Asian Cup-winning players
Association football midfielders
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