Mitsunori Yoshida
Encyclopedia
is a retired Japanese football player. He was a midfielder.
side Yamaha F.C. (current Jubilo Iwata
) in 1980. He never moved to any other club and retired as an Iwata player after the 1995 season. He played total 275 league matches and scored 35 goals for Yamaha (later Iwata).
He was capped 35 times and scored 2 goals for the Japanese national team between 1988 and 1993. He made his international debut in a friendly against China
on June 2, 1988 at Mizuho Athletic Stadium
. He scored his first international goal against China
on May 13, 1989 in Okayama
. He was a member of the Japan team that won the 1992 AFC Asian Cup
. He played twice in the tournament.
He is currently coaching Jubilo Iwata's youth team. (as of September 2007)
|1980||rowspan="14"|Yamaha Motors
||rowspan="2"|JSL Division 1
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|1981||9||1||||||||||9||1
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|1982||JSL Division 2
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|1983||rowspan="9"|JSL Division 1
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|1984||18||7||||||||||18||7
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|1985/86||21||3||||||||||21||3
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|1986/87||12||1||||||||||12||1
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|1987/88||22||3||||||||||22||3
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|1988/89||21||3||||||||||21||3
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|1989/90||22||4||||||||||22||4
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|1990/91||12||0||||||0||0||12||0
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|1991/92||21||3||||||1||0||22||3
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|1992||rowspan="2"|Football League
||12||1||||||colspan="2"|-||12||1
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|1993||16||0||1||0||colspan="2"|-||17||0
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|1994||rowspan="2"|Júbilo Iwata
||rowspan="2"|J. League 1||34||0||0||0||1||0||35||0
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|1995||24||0||0||0||colspan="2"|-||24||0
275||35||1||0||2||0||278||35
275||35||1||0||2||0||278||35
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|1988||1||0
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|1989||10||1
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|1990||0||0
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|1991||0||0
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|1992||8||0
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|1993||16||1
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!Total||35||2
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Career
After graduating from Kariya Industrial High School, he joined Japan Soccer LeagueJapan Soccer League
, or JSL, was the top flight soccer league in Japan between 1965 and 1992, and was the precursor to the current professional league, the J. League. JSL was the second national league of a team sport in Japan after the professional Japanese Baseball League that was founded in 1936...
side Yamaha F.C. (current Jubilo Iwata
Júbilo Iwata
is a professional Japanese association football team currently playing in the J. League Division 1 . The team name Júbilo means 'joy' in Portuguese and Spanish. The team's home town is Iwata, Shizuoka prefecture and they play at Yamaha Stadium...
) in 1980. He never moved to any other club and retired as an Iwata player after the 1995 season. He played total 275 league matches and scored 35 goals for Yamaha (later Iwata).
He was capped 35 times and scored 2 goals for the Japanese national team between 1988 and 1993. He made his international debut in a friendly against China
China national football team
The China PR national football team is the national association football team of the People's Republic of China and is governed by the Chinese Football Association...
on June 2, 1988 at Mizuho Athletic Stadium
Mizuho Athletic Stadium
is a multi-purpose stadium in Nagoya, Japan. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the part time home stadium of Nagoya Grampus along with Toyota Stadium...
. He scored his first international goal against China
China national football team
The China PR national football team is the national association football team of the People's Republic of China and is governed by the Chinese Football Association...
on May 13, 1989 in Okayama
Okayama, Okayama
is the capital city of Okayama Prefecture in the Chūgoku region of Japan.The city was founded on June 1, 1889. As of August 2010, the city has an estimated population of 705,224 and a population density of 893 persons per km². The total area is 789.88 km²....
. He was a member of the Japan team that won the 1992 AFC Asian Cup
1992 AFC Asian Cup
The Asian Football Confederation's 1992 AFC Asian Cup finals were held in Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan between October 29 and November 8. The host nation, Japan, defeated the defending champion Saudi Arabia in the final in Hiroshima.-Stadiums:...
. He played twice in the tournament.
He is currently coaching Jubilo Iwata's youth team. (as of September 2007)
Club career statistics
|-|1980||rowspan="14"|Yamaha Motors
Júbilo Iwata
is a professional Japanese association football team currently playing in the J. League Division 1 . The team name Júbilo means 'joy' in Portuguese and Spanish. The team's home town is Iwata, Shizuoka prefecture and they play at Yamaha Stadium...
||rowspan="2"|JSL Division 1
Japan Soccer League
, or JSL, was the top flight soccer league in Japan between 1965 and 1992, and was the precursor to the current professional league, the J. League. JSL was the second national league of a team sport in Japan after the professional Japanese Baseball League that was founded in 1936...
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|1981||9||1||||||||||9||1
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|1982||JSL Division 2
Japan Soccer League
, or JSL, was the top flight soccer league in Japan between 1965 and 1992, and was the precursor to the current professional league, the J. League. JSL was the second national league of a team sport in Japan after the professional Japanese Baseball League that was founded in 1936...
||14||7||||||||||14||7
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|1983||rowspan="9"|JSL Division 1
Japan Soccer League
, or JSL, was the top flight soccer league in Japan between 1965 and 1992, and was the precursor to the current professional league, the J. League. JSL was the second national league of a team sport in Japan after the professional Japanese Baseball League that was founded in 1936...
||16||2||||||||||16||2
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|1984||18||7||||||||||18||7
|-
|1985/86||21||3||||||||||21||3
|-
|1986/87||12||1||||||||||12||1
|-
|1987/88||22||3||||||||||22||3
|-
|1988/89||21||3||||||||||21||3
|-
|1989/90||22||4||||||||||22||4
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|1990/91||12||0||||||0||0||12||0
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|1991/92||21||3||||||1||0||22||3
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|1992||rowspan="2"|Football League
Japan Football League
The is the 3rd tier of the Japanese association football league system, following J. League Division 1 and J. League Division 2. Also known as the JFL, it is generally considered as the top amateur league in Japan although in reality it is a semi-professional league as many full-time footballers...
||12||1||||||colspan="2"|-||12||1
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|1993||16||0||1||0||colspan="2"|-||17||0
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|1994||rowspan="2"|Júbilo Iwata
Júbilo Iwata
is a professional Japanese association football team currently playing in the J. League Division 1 . The team name Júbilo means 'joy' in Portuguese and Spanish. The team's home town is Iwata, Shizuoka prefecture and they play at Yamaha Stadium...
||rowspan="2"|J. League 1||34||0||0||0||1||0||35||0
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|1995||24||0||0||0||colspan="2"|-||24||0
275||35||1||0||2||0||278||35
275||35||1||0||2||0||278||35
|}
National team statistics
|-|1988||1||0
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|1989||10||1
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|1990||0||0
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|1991||0||0
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|1992||8||0
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|1993||16||1
|-
!Total||35||2
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