is a former Japanese football player. He is currently a goalkeeper coach of

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Playing career

Yoshida was born in

Suita is a city located in northern Osaka Prefecture, Japan. As of October 1, 2016, the city has an estimated population of 378,322 and a population density of 9,880 persons per km². The total area is 36.11 km². The city was founded on April 1, ...

on August 25, 1974. After graduating from Keio University, he joined J1 League club

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in 1997. However he could not play at all in the match behind

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and Yuta Minami until 1998. From 1999, he battles with Minami for the position and he played many matches in 1999 and 2000. The club also won the champions

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and the 3rd place

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and 2000 J1 League. However he could hardly play in the match from 2001. In 2003 he moved to his local club

. However he could hardly play in the match behind

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. In 2005, he moved to across town to the Gamba Osaka rivals, Cerezo Osaka. He became a regular goalkeeper and played full time in all matches in 3 seasons. In 2005, the club finished at 5th place and he was also selected Best Eleven. However the club was finished at 17th place in 2006 and was relegated to J2 League from 2007. In 2008, he moved to J2 club

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. In 2008, he battles with

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for the position and played many matches. In 2009, although he became a regular goalkeeper, his lost opportunity to play behind

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from September.J.League
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club

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. He played many matches in 2 season and the club was promoted to J2 from 2012 season. However he retired end of 2011 season.

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* 1974 births Living people Keio University alumni Association football people from Osaka Prefecture People from Suita Japanese men's footballers J1 League players J2 League players Japan Football League players Kashiwa Reysol players Gamba Osaka players Cerezo Osaka players Avispa Fukuoka players FC Machida Zelvia players Men's association football goalkeepers {{Japan-footy-goalkeeper-stub