During his managerial tenure at Vissel Kobe, Yoshida has coached a number of former FIFA World Cup winners with the like of Lukas Podolski, Andrés Iniesta and David Villa.
He also has coached a few world class superstars like Thomas Vermaelen, Sergi Samper and Juan Mata.
After graduating from high school, he joined Yokohama Flügels with teammate Yasuhiro Hato in 1995.
However his opportunity to play decreased and he moved to J.League Division 2 Oita Trinita in 2000.
In August 1993, Yoshida was selected Japan U-17 national team for the 1993 FIFA U-17 World Championship on home soil and he played 3 matches.
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