After graduating from Kariya Industrial High School, he joined Japan Soccer League side Yamaha Motors (later Júbilo Iwata) in 1980.

Yoshida was capped 35 times and scored 2 goals for the Japan national team between 1988 and 1993.

[1] He made his international debut in a friendly against China on June 2, 1988 at Nagoya Mizuho Athletics Stadium.

After retirement, Yoshida started coaching career at Júbilo Iwata in 2001.

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