is a former

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ese

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player and manager.

Playing career

Yoshida was born in

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on July 14, 1969. After graduating from

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, he joined

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in 1992. However he could hardly play in the match. He moved to

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in 1995 and played many matches. He moved to his local club

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in 1996 and played as regular player. He left the club end of 1999 season and moved to Brazil. However he could not sign with a club and he returned to Japan. He signed with

in June 2000. The club won the champions

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. From 2004, he could hardly play in the match and he moved to

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club

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in 2006. Although he could not play in the match, the club was promoted to

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in 2007 and

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in 2008. From 2009, he played for FC Oribe Tajimi (2009) and

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(2009-10). He retired end of 2010 season.

Coaching career

After retirement, Yoshida became a coach for Yokogawa Musashino (later ''Tokyo Musashino City FC'') in 2011. He became a manager in 2013. He resigned end of 2017 season.

Club statistics

References

External sources

* 1969 births Living people Meiji University alumni Association football people from Hiroshima Prefecture Japanese footballers J1 League players J2 League players Japan Football League players Kashima Antlers players Shimizu S-Pulse players Sanfrecce Hiroshima players FC Gifu players Fujieda MYFC players Japanese football managers Association football midfielders {{Japan-footy-midfielder-1960s-stub