Tatsuma Yoshida (吉田 達磨, Yoshida Tatsuma, born 9 June 1974) is a Japanese football manager and former player. He was previously the head coach of the Singapore national team, serving from 2019 to 2021 which he was famously known in the country for enhancing Singapore fluidity football.[1][2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Tatsuma Yoshida | ||
| Date of birth | June 9, 1974 | ||
| Place of birth | Chiba, Japan | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1993–1996 | Kashiwa Reysol | 4 | (1) |
| 1997–1998 | Kyoto Purple Sanga | 7 | (0) |
| 1999–2001 | Montedio Yamagata | 94 | (7) |
| 2002 | Jurong | 2 | (0) |
| Total | 107 | (8) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2015 | Kashiwa Reysol | ||
| 2016 | Albirex Niigata | ||
| 2017–2018 | Ventforet Kofu | ||
| 2019–2021 | Singapore | ||
| 2022 | Ventforet Kofu | ||
| 2023–2024 | Tokushima Vortis | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
As a player, Tatsuma spent the majority of his career with Montedio Yamagata.
Early life
editTatsuma was born in Chiba Prefecture on June 9, 1974.[3]
Playing career
editYouth career
editDuring Tatsuma junior high school years, he played for the Hitachi Junior Youth Soccer Club.
Senior career
editAfter graduating from Urayasu High School,[a] Tatsuma joined his local club Kashiwa Reysol in 1993. In 1997, he moved to Kyoto Purple Sanga.
In 1999, Tatsuma moved to newly promoted J2 League club, Montedio Yamagata. He became a regular for them, playing as a defensive midfielder. During the final day of the 1999 J.League Division 2 season, Yoshida scored a late long range free kick goal against Oita Trinita, denying their chances of being promoted to the J.League Division 1.[4]
In 2002, he moved to Singapore and played for Jurong FC in the S-League (now Singapore Premier League). After five appearances, he retired at the end of the 2002 season.[4]
Coaching career
editReturn to Kashiwa Reysol
editTatsuma returned to Kashiwa Reysol in 2003 and spent seven years as director of the club's academy, where he helped to establish it as one of the best in the country. Japan internationals Hiroki Sakai, Masato Kudo and Kosuke Nakamura were groomed during his time there. Tatsuma spent a further three years as Reysol's sports director before succeeding as head coach for the 2015 J1 season on a two-year contract.
In his first season, Tatsuma produced a respectable performance at the 2015 AFC Champions League, reaching the quarter-finals before losing to Guangzhou Evergrande, the eventual winners of the competition that year. Reysol had also finished at the semi-finals of that year's Emperor's Cup. However, performances in the domestic league was lacklustre, and Tatsuma stint was cut short.
Albriex Niigata
editIn 2016, Tatsuma was appointed as head coach of Albirex Niigata until he was sacked on 27 September 2016 for poor performances[5]
Ventforet Kofu
editTatsuma was appointed as Ventforet Kofu head coach in 2017.[6] Ventforet was relegated to J2 League at the end of 2017 J1 League season and Tatsuma was subsequently dismissed in April 2018.
Singapore
editOn 30 May 2019, Tatsuma was unveiled as the head coach of the Singapore national team.[1] Yoshida's first game in change for the national team began with a 4–3 victory against the Solomon Islands at the National Stadium.[7] Yoshida extended his contract in 2021, but ended his stint by mutual agreement citing family reasons on 28 December that same year shortly after the 2020 AFF Suzuki Cup, whereby the Singapore team reached the semi-finals.[2][8][9]
Return to Ventforet Kofu
editOn 3 January 2022, the club confirmed that he will return to the club for the 2022 J2 League season.[10] On 16 October 2022, he brought his club won 2022 Emperor's Cup for the first time in history thus qualifying them to their debut 2023–24 AFC Champions League group stage appearances.
Tokushima Vortis
editIn August 2023, Yoshida was appointed manager of J2 League club Tokushima Vortis following the mid-season departure of Beñat Labaien.[11] They finished the season in 15th place. Following a disappointing start to the 2024 season with only 4 points from 7 games, Yoshida was dismissed on 31 March.[12]
Club statistics
edit| Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Japan | League | Emperor's Cup | J.League Cup | Total | ||||||
| 1993 | Kashiwa Reysol | JFL | ||||||||
| 1994 | ||||||||||
| 1995 | J1 League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1996 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | ||
| 1997 | Kyoto Purple Sanga | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 1998 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 1999 | Montedio Yamagata | J2 League | 34 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 40 | 5 |
| 2000 | 36 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 40 | 2 | ||
| 2001 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 0 | ||
| 2002 | Jurong | Singapore Premier League | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Total | 105 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 118 | 8 | ||
Managerial statistics
edit- As of match played 25 December 2021
| Team | From | To | Record | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | Win % | |||
| Kashiwa Reysol | 1 February 2015 | 31 January 2016 | 50 | 19 | 13 | 18 | 38.00 |
| Albirex Niigata | 1 February 2016 | 27 September 2016 | 38 | 12 | 7 | 19 | 31.58 |
| Ventforet Kofu | 1 February 2017 | 30 April 2018 | 56 | 12 | 19 | 25 | 21.43 |
| Singapore | 30 May 2019 | 28 December 2021 | 19 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 68.42 |
| Ventforet Kofu | 1 Feb 2022 | 31 January 2023 | 22 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 31.82 |
| Total | 185 | 63 | 52 | 70 | 34.05 | ||
Honours
editManager
editVentforet Kofu
Notes and references
editNotes
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Matthew Mohan (30 May 2019). "Football: Tatsuma Yoshida unveiled as new Singapore national coach". Channel News Asia. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
- ^ a b Abdul Aziz, Sazali (28 December 2021). "Football: S'pore national coach Tatsuma Yoshida quits top job after Suzuki Cup". The Straits Times. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
- ^ Tatsuma Yoshida at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
- ^ a b "Jリーグキャリアサポートセンター". J.League (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 23 June 2006. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
- ^ Albirex Niigata (in Japanese)
- ^ J.League
- ^ Lee, David (8 June 2019). "Football: Singapore beat Solomon Islands 4-3 in Tatsuma Yoshida's first game in charge". The Straits Times. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
- ^ Ganesan, Deepanraj (5 February 2021). "Football: Yoshida extends contract with Lions until Dec 2022, believes in project to build better team". The Straits Times. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
- ^ Tan, Gabriel (16 October 2022). "Ex-Singapore coach Yoshida leads Ventforet to stunning Emperor's Cup triumph". ESPN.com. ESPN. Retrieved 10 October 2024.
Nonetheless, the 48-year-old enhanced his reputation on the international stage after taking charge of Singapore in 2019, leading them to an impressive semifinal appearance at last year's AFF Championship.
- ^ Andres, Gabrielle (3 January 2022). "Former Singapore football coach Tatsuma Yoshida now head coach of Japanese club Ventforet Kofu". CNA. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
- ^ "トップチーム監督交代について". NEWS | 徳島ヴォルティス オフィシャルサイト (in Japanese). Retrieved 10 May 2024.
- ^ "吉田監督の解任を発表【徳島】：Ｊリーグ公式サイト（J.LEAGUE.jp）". Ｊリーグ.jp（日本プロサッカーリーグ） (in Japanese). Retrieved 10 May 2024.
- ^ "【公式】甲府vs広島の試合結果・データ(天皇杯:2022年10月16日)". J.League. Retrieved October 24, 2022.
External links
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Media from Commons
News from Wikinews
Quotations from Wikiquote
Data from Wikidata
- Tatsuma Yoshida at Soccerway.com
- Tatsuma Yoshida at WorldFootball.net
- Tatsuma Yoshida at J.League (in Japanese)
- Tatsuma Yoshida at J.League (manager) (in Japanese)
- Player statistics at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
- Manager statistics manager profile at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
