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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 2015–2019 | Azul Claro Numazu | ||
| 2020– | Blaublitz Akita | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Playing career edit
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
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
Managerial statistics edit
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 edit
- ^ "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 manager profile at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
External links edit
- Ken Yoshida manager profile at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
- Profile at Numazu
- Profile at Akita
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