Hiroshi Yoshida

Hiroshi Yoshida
吉田弘
Personal information
Full name	Hiroshi Yoshida
Date of birth	February 11, 1958 (age 66)
Place of birth	Shizuoka, Japan
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Youth career
1973–1975	Shizuoka Technical High School
1976–1979	Hosei University
Senior career*
Years	Team
1980–1990	Furukawa Electric
Total
National team
1981–1983	Japan
Teams managed
2007–2012	Japan Women U-17
2011–2014	Japan Women U-20
2015	AS Elfen Saitama
Honours
Furukawa Electric
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Hiroshi Yoshida (born February 11, 1958) is a former Japanese football player. He played for the Japan national team.

Biography

Yoshida was born in Shizuoka Prefecture on February 11, 1958. After graduating from Hosei University, he joined Japan Soccer League club Furukawa Electric in 1980. In 1981, he scored 14 goal and became a top scorer. In the 1985–86 season, he became a top scorer again and he was selected for the "Japanese Footballer of the Year awards". The club also won the league championship. In Asia, the club won the 1986 Asian Club Championship. This was the first time a Japanese club had won the competition. He retired in 1990.

On February 8, 1981, Yoshida debuted for the Japan national team against Malaysia. He also played at 1982 Asian Games. He played nine games and scored one goal for Japan until 1983.

After retirement, Yoshida started coaching career at Shimizu S-Pulse. From 2000s, he mainly coached the women's team. Through Japan women's national team assistant coach, he became a manager for Japan U-17 women's national team in 2007. He managed at the U-17 World Cup three times, in 2008, 2010 and 2012. At the 2010 U-17 World Cup, Japan got to second place. He also became a manager for the Japan U-20 women's national team in 2011. He managed at the 2012 U-20 World Cup and Japan reached third place. In 2014, he signed with AS Elfen Saitama and managed in the 2015 season.

Club statistics

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Club performance			League		Cup		League Cup		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Japan			League		Emperor's Cup		JSL Cup		Total
1980	Furukawa Electric	JSL Division 1	13	2
1981			18	14
1982			18	7
1983			17	1
1984			14	3
1985–86			22	16
1986–87			20	11
1987–88			17	3
1988–89			22	2
1989–90			19	1			2	0	21	1
Total			180	60	0	0	2	0	182	60