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.
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Ken Yoshida | ||
Date of birth | (1970-03-01) March 1, 1970 (age 52) | ||
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 | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Yoshida was born in Tokyo on March 1, 1970. He played for Yomiuri, NKK, Ventforet Kofu and Jatco. He retired in 1998.
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]
Update; October 26, 2022[4]
Team | From | To | Record | ||||
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G | W | D | L | Win % | |||
Azul Claro Numazu | 2017 | 2019 | 98 | 41 | 27 | 30 | 041.84 |
Blaublitz Akita | 2020 | present | 118 | 47 | 35 | 36 | 039.83 |
Total | 216 | 88 | 62 | 66 | 040.74 |
Current J2 League managers | |
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Blaublitz Akita – current squad | |
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Azul Claro Numazu – managers | |
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Blaublitz Akita – managers | |
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