Toru Yoshida
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Toru Yoshida | |||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | May 17, 1965 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Shiwa, Iwate, Japan | |||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | |||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1981–198 | Morioka Commercial High School | |||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||
| 1984–1994 | JEF United Ichihara | 126 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||
| 1995–1997 | Brummell Sendai | 46 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||
| Total | 172 | (3) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Managerial career | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2001–2003 | Sony Sendai | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2006–2011 | Grulla Morioka | |||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | ||||||||||||||||||||
Toru Yoshida (吉田 暢, Yoshida Tōru, born May 17, 1965) is a former Japanese football player and manager.
Playing career[edit]
Yoshida was born in Shiwa, Iwate on May 17, 1965. After graduating from high school, he joined Furukawa Electric (later JEF United Ichihara) in 1984. He played many matches as side back from 1986 and the club won the champions 1986 JSL Cup and 1986 Asian Club Championship. This is first Asian champions as Japanese club. In 1995, he moved to Japan Football League club Brummell Sendai. He retired end of 1997 season.
Coaching career[edit]
After retirement, Yoshida became a coach for Sony Sendai in 1998. In September 2001, he became a manager as Kazuaki Nagasawa successor. He managed the club until 2003. In 2006, he signed with Regional Leagues club Grulla Morioka based in his local Iwate Prefecture. He managed the club until 2011.
Club statistics[edit]
| Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Total | ||||||
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| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Japan | League | Emperor's Cup | J.League Cup | Total | ||||||
| 1984 | Furukawa Electric | JSL Division 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||||
| 1985/86 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 1986/87 | 18 | 1 | 18 | 1 | ||||||
| 1987/88 | 17 | 0 | 17 | 0 | ||||||
| 1988/89 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | ||||||
| 1989/90 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 0 | ||||
| 1990/91 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 17 | 0 | ||||
| 1991/92 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||||
| 1992 | JEF United Ichihara | J1 League | - | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |||
| 1993 | 26 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 33 | 0 | ||
| 1994 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 0 | ||
| 1995 | Brummell Sendai | Football League | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | 14 | 0 | |
| 1996 | 25 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | 27 | 2 | |||
| 1997 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 15 | 0 | ||
| Total | 172 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 28 | 0 | 206 | 4 | ||
References[edit]
External links[edit]
- Toru Yoshida at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
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- 1965 births
- Living people
- Association football people from Iwate Prefecture
- Japanese men's footballers
- Japan Soccer League players
- J1 League players
- Japan Football League (1992–1998) players
- JEF United Chiba players
- Vegalta Sendai players
- Japanese football managers
- Iwate Grulla Morioka managers
- Men's association football midfielders
- Japanese football midfielder, 1960s birth stubs