Daishiro Yoshimura

Daishiro Yoshimura
Personal information
Full name	Daishiro Yoshimura
Date of birth	August 16, 1947
Place of birth	São Paulo, Brazil
Date of death	November 1, 2003 (aged 56)
Place of death	Amagasaki, Hyogo, Japan
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team
1967–1980	Yanmar Diesel
Total
National team
1970–1976	Japan
Teams managed
1990–1993	Yanmar Diesel
Honours
Yanmar Diesel
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Daishiro Yoshimura (吉村大志郎, Yoshimura Daishiro, August 16, 1947 – November 1, 2003) (former name; Nelson Yoshimura, ネルソン吉村) was a Japanese football player. He played for the Japan national team.

Biography

Yoshimura was born in São Paulo, Brazil on August 16, 1947. He moved to Japan and joined Yanmar Diesel in 1967. He played with Kunishige Kamamoto and so on and leads the team to the greatest era in Yanmar Diesel history. The club won Japan Soccer League champions 4 times and Emperor's Cup 3 times. He retired in 1980. He played 189 games and scored 30 goals in the league. He was selected Best Eleven 4 times.

On August 2, 1970, Yoshimura debuted for Japan national team against South Korea. He was selected Japan for 1974 Asian Games. He also played at 1972 Summer Olympics qualification, 1974 World Cup qualification and 1976 Summer Olympics qualification. He played 46 games and scored 7 goals for Japan until 1976.

After retirement, Yoshimura became an assistant coach for Yanmar Diesel in 1981. In 1990, he was promoted to a manager. He managed until 1993.

On November 1, 2003, Yoshimura died of intracranial hemorrhage in Amagasaki at the age of 56. In 2010, he was selected to the Japan Football Hall of Fame.

Statistics

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Club statistics			League
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals
Japan			League
1967	Yanmar Diesel	JSL Division 1	7	1
1968			14	3
1969			14	3
1970			14	1
1971			14	8
1972			14	5
1973			18	1
1974			18	1
1975			18	2
1976			17	2
1977			15	2
1978			15	1
1979			11	0
1980			0	0
Country	Japan		189	30
Total			189	30