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Satoru Yoshida
吉田 悟
Personal information
Full name Satoru Yoshida
Date of birth (1970-12-18) December 18, 1970 (age 55)
Place of birth Saitama, Japan
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
1986–1988 Kawagoe Higashi High School
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1990–1994 Yokohama Marinos 2 (0)
1995–1997 Otsuka Pharmaceutical 76 (8)
1998–2001 Ventforet Kofu 75 (7)
Total 153 (15)
Managerial career
2011 Nara Club
Medal record
Yokohama Marinos
Runner-up Japan Soccer League 1990/91
Runner-up Japan Soccer League 1991/92
Winner JSL Cup 1990
Winner Emperor's Cup 1991
Winner Emperor's Cup 1992
Runner-up Emperor's Cup 1990
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Satoru Yoshida (吉田 悟, Yoshida Satoru, born December 18, 1970) is a former Japanese football player. He played as a forward, which means he was one of the players whose main job was to score goals. Yoshida played for several clubs during his career, including Yokohama Marinos, Otsuka Pharmaceutical, and Ventforet Kofu. After he stopped playing, he also spent some time as a manager for Nara Club.

Satoru Yoshida's Football Journey

Satoru Yoshida was born in Saitama Prefecture, Japan, on December 18, 1970. After finishing high school, he joined a football club called Nissan Motors in 1990. This club later became known as Yokohama Marinos.

Starting His Professional Career

Yoshida first played for the reserve team. By 1992, he joined the main team. However, it was hard for him to get much playing time in matches during these early years.

Moving to New Teams

In 1995, Yoshida moved to a different league called the Japan Football League (JFL). He joined a club named Otsuka Pharmaceutical. Here, he became a regular player, meaning he played in most of the team's games.

In 1998, he moved to another JFL club, Ventforet Kofu. He didn't play in any matches during the 1998 season. But the club was promoted to a new league called J2 League in 1999. From 1999 onwards, Yoshida played in many games for Ventforet Kofu. He retired from playing football at the end of the 2001 season.

Managing a Team

After his playing career, Satoru Yoshida also tried his hand at managing a football team. In 2011, he was the manager for Nara Club.

More About Satoru Yoshida

  • You can find his player profile on the official J.League website: Satoru Yoshida at J.League Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 22: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
  • There is also an archived page about him on jsgoal.jp: jsgoal.jp

See also

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