He studied in Brazil, played in the youth ranks of Santos, where he met Kazuyoshi Miura and César Sampaio.
He also managed the reserves of JEF United Chiba, but in the end Japan Football Association asked him in 2009 to be in the Technical Committee through a direct request from their chairman, Hiromi Hara.
[4] Shimoda accepted and he stayed in charge as a scout for seven years, also briefly managing the Japan U-23 national team in 2013.
[5] He went back to Japan in 2018, when he accepted the offer of Renofa Yamaguchi FC to be the next head coach.
On 5 December 2022, Shimoda announcement manager of Matsumoto Yamaga from 2023 replace Nanami after expiration contract.