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Yoshiaki Shimojo
下條 佳明
Personal information
Full name Yoshiaki Shimojo
Date of birth (1954-05-10) May 10, 1954 (age 71)
Place of birth Nagano, Japan
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9+12 in)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
Matsumoto Agatagaoka High School
Waseda University
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1978–1984 Nissan Motors
Managerial career
1992–1994 Nissan FC Ladies
2001 Yokohama F. Marinos
2002 Yokohama F. Marinos
Medal record
Nissan Motors
Runner-up Japan Soccer League 1983
Runner-up Japan Soccer League 1984
Runner-up JSL Cup 1983
Winner Emperor's Cup 1983
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Yoshiaki Shimojo (下條 佳明, Shimojo Yoshiaki) was born on May 10, 1954. He is a famous Japanese football player and manager. He played as a defender and later became a coach for several teams.

Playing Days

Yoshiaki Shimojo was born in Nagano Prefecture, Japan. After finishing his studies at Waseda University, he started his professional football career. He played for a team called Nissan Motors. He was a defender for them from 1978 to 1984. During his time with Nissan Motors, his team achieved great things. They won the Emperor's Cup in 1983. They also finished as runner-up in the Japan Soccer League in both 1983 and 1984.

From Player to Coach

After he stopped playing football, Shimojo decided to become a coach. He joined Nissan Motors again, which later became known as Yokohama Marinos and then Yokohama F. Marinos.

Coaching Different Teams

  • In 1992, he became the manager for Nissan FC Ladies, a women's football team.
  • In 1995, he worked as a coach for another team called Yokohama Flügels.
  • In 1996, he returned to Yokohama Marinos. He worked there as a coach and even as a team director until 2006.

His Time as a Manager

Shimojo also had a chance to be the main manager for Yokohama F. Marinos in 2001 and 2002. This table shows his record as a manager:

Team From To Record
G W D L Win %
Yokohama F. Marinos 2001 2001 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&05.&&&&&05 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&01.&&&&&01 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&04.&&&&&04 &0&&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00.00
Yokohama F. Marinos 2002 2002 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&08.&&&&&08 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&06.&&&&&06 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&02.&&&&&02 &&&&&&&&&&&&&075.&&&&&075.00
Total &&&&&&&&&&&&&013.&&&&&013 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&06.&&&&&06 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&01.&&&&&01 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&06.&&&&&06 &&&&&&&&&&&&&046.15000046.15

In this table:

  • G means the number of games played.
  • W means the number of games won.
  • D means the number of games that ended in a draw (a tie).
  • L means the number of games lost.
  • Win % shows the percentage of games his team won.

More Information

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