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 | 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 | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 2015–2019 | Azul Claro Numazu | ||
| 2020– | Blaublitz Akita | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Ken Yoshida (吉田 謙, Yoshida Ken; born March 1, 1970) is a former Japanese football player and manager. He is the current manager of Blaublitz Akita.
Playing career
[edit | edit source]Yoshida was born in Tokyo on March 1, 1970. He played for Yomiuri, NKK, Ventforet Kofu and Jatco. He retired in 1998.
Coaching career
[edit | edit source]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]
In 2020 Yoshida was appointed manager of Blaublitz Akita. On 18 November, Akita beat Gamba Osaka U-23 0-2 at Panasonic Stadium Suita to win the J3 League.
Honours
[edit | edit source]Managerial statistics
[edit | edit source]Update; October 26, 2022[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 | 118 | 47 | 35 | 36 | 39.83 |
| Total | 216 | 88 | 62 | 66 | 40.74 | ||
References
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External links
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- Profile at Numazu
- Profile at Akita
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- 1970 births
- Living people
- Japanese men's footballers
- Football people from Tokyo
- Japan Soccer League players
- Japan Football League (1992–1998)
- Tokyo Verdy players
- NKK SC players
- Ventforet Kofu players
- Jatco SC players
- Japanese football managers
- J2 League managers
- J3 League managers
- Azul Claro Numazu managers
- Blaublitz Akita managers
- Men's association football defenders
- People from Kunitachi, Tokyo
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