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{{short description|Japanese footballer}}
{{Infobox football biography
|name=Mitsunori Yoshida<br/>吉田 光範
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|fullname=Mitsunori Yoshida
|birth_date={{Birth date and age|1962|3|8}}
|birth_place=[[Kariya, Aichi|Kariya]], [[Aichi Prefecture|Aichi]], [[Japan]]
|death_date=
|death_place=
|height={{Height|m=1.75}}
|position=[[Midfielder]]
|currentclub=
|clubnumber=
|youthyears1=1977–1979|youthclubs1=Kariya Kogyo High School
|years1=1980–1995|clubs1=[[Júbilo Iwata]]|caps1=275|goals1=35
|totalcaps=275|totalgoals=35
|nationalyears1=1988–1993|nationalteam1=[[Japan national football team|Japan]]|nationalcaps1=35|nationalgoals1=2
|manageryears1=|managerclubs1=
|medaltemplates=
{{Medal|Team|[[Júbilo Iwata]]}}
{{Medal|W|[[Japan Soccer League]]|[[1987–88 Japan Soccer League|1987/88]]}}
{{Medal|RU|[[JSL Cup]]|[[1989 JSL Cup|1989]]}}
{{Medal|RU|[[J.League Cup]]|[[1994 J.League Cup|1994]]}}
{{Medal|W|[[Emperor's Cup]]|[[1982 Emperor's Cup|1982]]}}
{{Medal|RU|[[Emperor's Cup]]|[[1989 Emperor's Cup|1989]]}}
{{Medal|Country|{{Fb|JPN}}}}
{{Medal|Competition|[[AFC Asian Cup]]}}
{{Medal|G|[[1992 AFC Asian Cup|1992 Japan]]|}}
}}
{{Nihongo|'''Mitsunori Yoshida'''|吉田 光範|Yoshida Mitsunori|born March 8, 1962}} is a former [[Japan]]ese [[Association football|football]] player. He played for [[Japan national football team|Japan national team]].

==Club career==
Yoshida was born in [[Kariya, Aichi|Kariya]] on March 8, 1962. After graduating from Kariya Industrial High School, he joined [[Japan Soccer League]] side [[Júbilo Iwata|Yamaha Motors]] (later ''Júbilo Iwata'') in 1980. The club won [[1982 Emperor's Cup]] and [[1987–88 Japan Soccer League]]. He never moved to any other club and retired as an Iwata player after the 1995 season. He played total 275 league matches and scored 35 goals for club.

==National team career==
Yoshida was capped 35 times and scored 2 goals for the [[Japan national football team|Japan national team]] between 1988 and 1993.<ref name="JNFTD">[http://www.jfootball-db.com/en/players/yoshida_mitsunori.html Japan National Football Team Database]</ref> He made his international debut in a friendly against [[China national football team|China]] on June 2, 1988 at [[Paloma Mizuho Stadium|Nagoya Mizuho Athletics Stadium]]. He scored his first international goal against [[China national football team|China]] on May 13, 1989 at [[City Light Stadium|Okayama Stadium]]. He was a member of the Japan team that won the [[1992 AFC Asian Cup|1992 Asian Cup]]. He played twice in the tournament.

==Coaching career==
After retirement, Yoshida started coaching career at [[Júbilo Iwata]] in 2001. He mainly served as coach for top team and manager for youth team until 2009.

==Club statistics==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! colspan=3 | Club performance
! colspan=2 | League
! colspan=2 | Cup
! colspan=2 | League Cup
! colspan=2 | Total
|-
! Season
! Club
! League
! Apps !! Goals
! Apps !! Goals
! Apps !! Goals
! Apps !! Goals
|-
! colspan=3 |Japan
! colspan=2 | League
! colspan=2 | [[Emperor's Cup]]
! colspan=2 | [[J.League Cup]]
! colspan=2 | Total
|-
|[[1980 Japan Soccer League|1980]]||rowspan="14"|[[Júbilo Iwata|Yamaha Motors]]||rowspan="2"|[[Japan Soccer League|JSL Division 1]]||1||0||||||||||1||0
|-
|[[1981 Japan Soccer League|1981]]||9||1||||||||||9||1
|-
|[[1982 Japan Soccer League|1982]]||[[Japan Soccer League|JSL Division 2]]||14||7||||||||||14||7
|-
|[[1983 Japan Soccer League|1983]]||rowspan="9"|[[Japan Soccer League|JSL Division 1]]||16||2||||||||||16||2
|-
|[[1984 Japan Soccer League|1984]]||18||7||||||||||18||7
|-
|[[1985–86 Japan Soccer League|1985/86]]||21||3||||||||||21||3
|-
|[[1986–87 Japan Soccer League|1986/87]]||12||1||||||||||12||1
|-
|[[1987–88 Japan Soccer League|1987/88]]||22||3||||||||||22||3
|-
|[[1988–89 Japan Soccer League|1988/89]]||21||3||||||||||21||3
|-
|[[1989–90 Japan Soccer League|1989/90]]||22||4||||||5||1||27||5
|-
|[[1990–91 Japan Soccer League|1990/91]]||12||0||||||0||0||12||0
|-
|[[1991–92 Japan Soccer League|1991/92]]||21||3||||||1||0||22||3
|-
|[[1992 Japan Football League|1992]]||rowspan="2"|[[Japan Football League (1992–98)|Football League]]||12||1||||||colspan="2"|-||12||1
|-
|[[1993 Japan Football League|1993]]||16||0||1||0||colspan="2"|-||17||0
|-
|[[1994 Júbilo Iwata season|1994]]||rowspan="2"|[[Júbilo Iwata]]||rowspan="2"|[[J1 League]]||34||0||0||0||1||0||35||0
|-
|[[1995 Júbilo Iwata season|1995]]||24||0||0||0||colspan="2"|-||24||0
|-
!colspan=3|Total
!275||35||1||0||7||1||283||36
|}

==National team statistics==
<ref name="JNFTD"/>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
! colspan=3 | [[Japan national football team|Japan national team]]
|-
!Year!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|[[1988 Japan national football team|1988]]||1||0
|-
|[[1989 Japan national football team|1989]]||10||1
|-
|[[1990 Japan national football team|1990]]||0||0
|-
|[[1991 Japan national football team|1991]]||0||0
|-
|[[1992 Japan national football team|1992]]||8||0
|-
|[[1993 Japan national football team|1993]]||16||1
|-
!Total||35||2
|}

==Honors and awards==
===Team Honors===
* [[1992 AFC Asian Cup squads#Japan|1992 Asian Cup]] (Champions)

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{NFT}}
* [http://www.jfootball-db.com/en/players/yoshida_mitsunori.html Japan National Football Team Database]
* {{J.League player}}

{{Japan squad 1992 AFC Asian Cup}}

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[[Category:1962 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Association football people from Aichi Prefecture]]
[[Category:Japanese men's footballers]]
[[Category:Japan men's international footballers]]
[[Category:Japan Soccer League players]]
[[Category:J1 League players]]
[[Category:Japan Football League (1992–1998) players]]
[[Category:Júbilo Iwata players]]
[[Category:1992 AFC Asian Cup players]]
[[Category:AFC Asian Cup–winning players]]
[[Category:Men's association football midfielders]]
[[Category:20th-century Japanese sportsmen]]


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