Koji Yoshinari (吉成 浩司, Yoshinari Koji, born May 19, 1974) is a former Japanese football player.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Koji Yoshinari | ||
| Date of birth | May 19, 1974 | ||
| Place of birth | Tokushima, Japan | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1990–1992 | Tokushima High School | ||
| 1993–1996 | University of Tsukuba | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1997 | Gamba Osaka | 1 | (0) |
| 1998–2003 | Otsuka Pharmaceutical | 130 | (14) |
| Total | 131 | (14) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Playing career edit
Yoshinari was born in Tokushima Prefecture on May 19, 1974. After graduating from University of Tsukuba, he joined J1 League club Gamba Osaka in 1997. On July 19, he debuted against JEF United Ichihara in J1 League.[1][2] However he could only play this match. In 1998, he moved to his local club Otsuka Pharmaceutical. He played many matches as defensive midfielder. In 2003, the club won the champions in Japan Football League. He was also selected MVP award. He retired end of 2003 season.
Club statistics edit
| Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Japan | League | Emperor's Cup | J.League Cup | Total | ||||||
| 1997 | Gamba Osaka | J1 League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1998 | Otsuka Pharmaceutical | Football League | 28 | 3 | 3 | 0 | - | 31 | 3 | |
| 1999 | Football League | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | 14 | 0 | ||
| 2000 | 20 | 1 | 3 | 1 | - | 23 | 2 | |||
| 2001 | 26 | 1 | 2 | 0 | - | 28 | 1 | |||
| 2002 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 0 | - | 18 | 2 | |||
| 2003 | 29 | 7 | 2 | 1 | - | 31 | 8 | |||
| Total | 131 | 14 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 146 | 16 | ||
References edit
External links edit
- Koji Yoshinari at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
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