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ese football coach and former

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player who is assistant manager of

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side Maruyasu Okazaki and who is assistant coach of Thailand U23.

Club career

Yoshihiro was born in

Kudamatsu is a city in Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. , the city has an estimated population of 55,119, with 24,392 households and a population density of 616 persons per km2. The total area is 89.44 km2. The city was founded on November 3, 1939, being ...

on May 4, 1985. After graduating from high school, he joined

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in 2004. He played in the matches as defender from first season. However he could hardly play in the match in 2007 and he moved to

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in 2008. He played as regular player in 2009. However his opportunity to play decreased in 2010 and he left the club end of 2010 season. From 2011, he played for many clubs in

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and

;

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(2011),

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(2012),

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(2013),

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(2014),

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(2015) and Maruyasu Okazaki (2016-2017). He retired end of 2017 season.

National team career

In June 2005, Yoshihiro was selected Japan U-20 national team for 2005 World Youth Championship. But he did not play in the match

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* * 1985 births Living people Association football people from Yamaguchi Prefecture Japanese men's footballers J1 League players J2 League players Japan Football League players Sanfrecce Hiroshima players Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo players Ehime FC players Tokyo Verdy players FC Machida Zelvia players Renofa Yamaguchi FC players Reilac Shiga FC players FC Maruyasu Okazaki players Men's association football defenders {{Japan-footy-defender-1980s-stub