Takafumi Yoshimoto facts for kids
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Takafumi Yoshimoto | ||
| Date of birth | May 13, 1978 | ||
| Place of birth | Kochi, Japan | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Kochi United SC (manager) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1994–1996 | Minamiuwa High School | ||
| 1997–2000 | Fukuoka University | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2001–2002 | Nagoya Grampus Eight | 1 | (0) |
| 2002 | Yokohama FC | 14 | (1) |
| 2003–2007 | Mito HollyHock | 138 | (17) |
| 2008–2009 | Yokohama FC | 42 | (0) |
| 2012–2017 | Blancdieu Hirosaki FC | ||
| Total | 195 | (18) | |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2012–2017 | Blancdieu Hirosaki FC | ||
| 2020–2022 | Kochi United SC (assistant) | ||
| 2022– | Kochi United SC | ||
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Takafumi Yoshimoto (吉本 岳史, Yoshimoto Takafumi, born May 13, 1978) is a former Japanese football player and currently the manager of Kochi United SC.
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Playing career
Yoshimoto was born in Kochi Prefecture on May 13, 1978. After graduating from Fukuoka University, he joined J1 League club Nagoya Grampus Eight in 2001. On November 17, he debuted as substitute center back from the 89th minute against JEF United Ichihara. However he could only play this match at the club. In June 2002, he moved to J2 League club Yokohama FC. He played many matches as center back with Shinya Sakoi. In 2003, he moved to J2 club Mito HollyHock. He became a regular player as center back and played many matches until 2007. In 2008, he moved to J2 club Yokohama FC again. Although he played many matches, he could not become a regular player and retired end of 2009 season. In 2012, he signed with Prefectural Leagues club Blancdieu Hirosaki FC and became a player manager. He played many matches as regular player and the club was promoted to Regional Leagues from 2013. He retired end of 2017 season.
Coaching career
In 2012, Yoshimoto signed with Prefectural Leagues club Blancdieu Hirosaki FC and became a player manager. The club was promoted to Regional Leagues from 2013. He managed the club until end of 2017 season. In 2020, he was assistant manager of his hometown club, Kochi United SC. In 2022, he was promoted from assistant manager to manager of his hometown club Kochi United SC.
Club statistics
| 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 | ||||||
| 2001 | Nagoya Grampus Eight | J1 League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2002 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2002 | Yokohama FC | J2 League | 14 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | 16 | 1 | |
| 2003 | Mito HollyHock | J2 League | 31 | 0 | 3 | 0 | - | 34 | 0 | |
| 2004 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | 15 | 2 | |||
| 2005 | 30 | 6 | 1 | 0 | - | 31 | 6 | |||
| 2006 | 32 | 5 | 0 | 0 | - | 32 | 5 | |||
| 2007 | 30 | 4 | 2 | 0 | - | 32 | 4 | |||
| 2008 | Yokohama FC | J2 League | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | 21 | 0 | |
| 2009 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | 24 | 0 | |||
| 2012 | Blancdieu Hirosaki FC | Prefectural Leagues | - | - | ||||||
| 2013 | Regional Leagues | 18 | 2 | - | - | 18 | 2 | |||
| 2014 | 16 | 5 | - | - | 16 | 5 | ||||
| 2015 | 16 | 2 | - | - | 16 | 2 | ||||
| 2016 | 15 | 1 | - | - | 15 | 1 | ||||
| 2017 | 17 | 1 | - | - | 17 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 277 | 29 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 288 | 30 | ||
Managerial statistics
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| Team | From | To | Record | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | ||||||||
| Blancdieu Hirosaki | 2012 | 2017 | 97 | 59 | 14 | 24 | 60.82 | ||||||||
| Kochi United | 2022 | present | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 30.00 | Total | 127 | 68 | 21 | 38 | 53.54 | ||
Honours
Manager
- Blancdieu Hirosaki
- Aomori Prefecture 1st Division : 2012
- Tohoku Soccer League Div. 2 : 2014
See also
In Spanish: Takafumi Yoshimoto para niños
