Ken Yoshida

Ken Yoshida
吉田謙
Personal information
Full name	Ken Yoshida
Date of birth	March 1, 1970 (age 54)
Place of birth	Tokyo, Japan
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
1985–1987	Yomiuri
Senior career*
Years	Team
1988–????	Yomiuri
????	NKK
1994–1996	Ventforet Kofu
1997–1998	Jatco
Managerial career
2015–2019	Azul Claro Numazu
2020–	Blaublitz Akita
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ken Yoshida (吉田謙, Yoshida Ken, born March 1, 1970) is a former Japanese football player and manager.

Playing career

Yoshida was born in Tokyo on March 1, 1970. He played for Yomiuri, NKK, Ventforet Kofu and Jatco. He retired in 1998.

Coaching career

After playing in lower leagues and being a coach for the local time since 1999, Yoshida was appointed at Azul Claro Numazu as manager of first squad in December 2014.^[1] He took charge of the squad, which was promoted to pro-football in 2016, after coming 3rd in 2016 season. This brought Azul Claro to play for the first time in J3 League.

He saw his contract renewed, ready to tackle pro-football and guide Azul Claro even in J3.^[2]

Managerial statistics

Update; December 20, 2020^[3]

Team	From	To	Record
Team	From	To	G	W	D	L	Win %
Azul Claro Numazu	2017	2019	98	41	27	30	041.84
Blaublitz Akita	2020	present	34	21	10	3	061.76
Total			132	62	37	33	046.97

References

^ Azul Claro Numazu(in Japanese)
^ Azul Claro Numazu(in Japanese)
^ Ken Yoshida manager profile at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)

External links

Ken Yoshida manager profile at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
Profile at Numazu
Profile at Akita

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[1] Azul Claro Numazu(in Japanese)

[2] Azul Claro Numazu(in Japanese)

[3] Ken Yoshida manager profile at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)

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