Ken Yoshida
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ken Yoshida | ||
| Date of birth | March 1, 1970 | ||
| Place of birth | Kunitachi, Tokyo, Japan | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1984 | Juventus-SP[1] | ||
| 1985–1987 | Yomiuri | ||
| – | Nippon Sport Science University | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1988–???? | Yomiuri | ||
| ???? | NKK | ||
| 1994–1996 | Ventforet Kofu | ||
| 1997–1998 | Jatco | ||
| Teams managed | |||
| 2015–2019 | Azul Claro Numazu | ||
| 2020– | Blaublitz Akita | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Ken Yoshida (吉田 謙, Yoshida Ken, born March 1, 1970) is a former Japanese football player and manager.
Playing career[]
Yoshida was born in Tokyo on March 1, 1970. He played for Yomiuri, NKK, Ventforet Kofu and Jatco. He retired in 1998.
Coaching career[]
After playing in lower leagues and being a coach for the local time since 1999, Yoshida was appointed at Azul Claro Numazu as manager of first squad in December 2014.[2] He took charge of the squad, which was promoted to pro-football in 2016, after coming 3rd in 2016 season. This brought Azul Claro to play for the first time in J3 League.
He saw his contract renewed, ready to tackle pro-football and guide Azul Claro even in J3.[3]
Honours[]
Managerial statistics[]
Update; December 20, 2020[4]
| Team | From | To | Record | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | Win % | |||
| Azul Claro Numazu | 2017 | 2019 | 98 | 41 | 27 | 30 | 41.84 |
| Blaublitz Akita | 2020 | present | 34 | 21 | 10 | 3 | 61.76 |
| Total | 132 | 62 | 37 | 33 | 46.97 | ||
References[]
- ^ "中学校2年生でブラジル留学。"ランド"で知った「本気の熱量」。ブラウブリッツ秋田・吉田謙監督の原点とは | footballista | フットボリスタ". www.footballista.jp. June 17, 2021.
- ^ "【トップチーム】2015シーズン 吉田 謙氏監督就任のお知らせ | アスルクラロ沼津 アスルクラロスルガ株式会社". アスルクラロ沼津 アスルクラロスルガ株式会社.
- ^ "2017シーズン 吉田 謙監督 契約更新のお知らせ | アスルクラロ沼津 アスルクラロスルガ株式会社". アスルクラロ沼津 アスルクラロスルガ株式会社.
- ^ Ken Yoshida at J.League (in Japanese)
External links[]
- Ken Yoshida at J.League (in Japanese)
- Profile at Numazu
- Profile at Akita
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