Mitsunori Yoshida
Mitsunori Yoshida (吉田 光範, Yoshida Mitsunori, born March 8, 1962) is a former Japanese football player. He played for the Japan national team.
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| Full name | Mitsunori Yoshida | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | March 8, 1962 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Kariya, Aichi, Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1977–1979 | Kariya Technical High School | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1980–1995 | Júbilo Iwata | 275 | (35) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 275 | (35) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1988–1993 | Japan | 35 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Honours
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| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Biography
Yoshida was born in Kariya on March 8, 1962. After graduating from Kariya Technical High School, he joined Japan Soccer League side Yamaha Motors (later Júbilo Iwata) in 1980. The club won the 1982 Emperor's Cup and 1987–88 Japan Soccer League. He never moved to any other club and retired as an Iwata player after the 1995 season. He played a total of 275 league matches and scored 35 goals for the club.
Yoshida was capped 35 times and scored 2 goals for the Japan national team between 1988 and 1993. He made his international debut in a friendly against China on June 2, 1988. He was a member of the Japan team that won the 1992 Asian Cup. He played twice in the tournament.
Statistics
| Club statistics | League | Cup | League Cup | Total | ||||||
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| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Japan | League | Emperor's Cup | J.League Cup | Total | ||||||
| 1980 | Yamaha Motors | JSL Division 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1981 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | ||||
| 1982 | JSL Division 2 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 9 | |||
| 1983 | JSL Division 1 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 2 | |||
| 1984 | 18 | 7 | 18 | 7 | ||||||
| 1985–86 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 3 | ||||
| 1986–87 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 1 | ||||
| 1987–88 | 22 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 5 | ||||
| 1988–89 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 3 | ||||
| 1989–90 | 22 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 27 | 5 | ||||
| 1990–91 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||||
| 1991–92 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 3 | ||||
| 1992 | Football League | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | - | 14 | 1 | ||
| 1993 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | 17 | 0 | |||
| 1994 | Júbilo Iwata | J1 League | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 0 |
| 1995 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 24 | 0 | |||
| Country | Japan | 275 | 35 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 5 | 295 | 40 | |
| Total | 275 | 35 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 5 | 295 | 40 | ||
| Japan national team | ||
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| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 1988 | 1 | 0 |
| 1989 | 10 | 1 |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | 8 | 0 |
| 1993 | 16 | 1 |
| Total | 35 | 2 |
References
- Mitsunori Yoshida at National-Football-Teams.com
- Mitsunori Yoshida at J.League (in Japanese)
- Japan National Football Team Database
Other websites
- Mitsunori Yoshida at J.League (player) (in Japanese)
- Mitsunori Yoshida at National Football Teams.com
- Mitsunori Yoshida at FootballDatabase.eu
- Mitsunori Yoshida at WorldFootball.net
- Mitsunori Yoshida at Transfermarkt (player)