is a former Japanese Brazilian (

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) football player and manager. In January 1985, he obtained his Japanese citizenship, and played for Japan national team.

Club career

Yonashiro was born in

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on November 28, 1950. He joined

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Division 2 club Yomiuri in 1972. The club was promoted to Division 1 in 1978. In 1979, the club won first title

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. The club won the league champions in

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. The club also won 1984 Emperor's Cup and 1985 JSL Cup. He retired in 1986. He played 239 games and scored 93 goals in the league. He was selected Best Eleven 5 times.

National team career

In January 1985, Yonashiro was approved for naturalisation as a Japanese citizen by the

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. In October, when he was 34 years old, he was selected to the Japan national team for the 1986 World Cup qualification. At this competition, on October 26, he debuted against

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. He played 2 games for Japan in 1985.Japan National Football Team Database
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Coaching career

After retirement, Yonashiro became a manager for Yomiuri in 1986. He led the club to won

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. The club also won

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and

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. In Asia, the club won

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. He resigned in 1990. In September 1994, he became a manager for

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as Seishiro Shimatani successor. In June 1996, he became a manager for Kyoto Purple Sanga again as

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successor. In 2004, he signed with Prefectural Leagues club FC Ryukyu. He promoted the club to

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in 2005 and

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in 2006. In 2007, he moved to Regional Leagues club Giravanz Kitakyushu. He promoted the club to Japan Football League in 2008 and J2 League in 2010. He resigned end of 2010 season. In 2013, he signed with Japan Football League club Blaublitz Akita. He promoted the club to new league J3 League in 2014. He resigned end of 2014 season.

Club statistics

National team statistics

Managerial statistics

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References

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