| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kentaro Yoshida | ||
| Date of birth | October 5, 1980 | ||
| Place of birth | Saga, Japan | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1996–1998 | Tokai University Daigo High School | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1999–2001 | Kyoto Purple Sanga | 7 | (1) |
| 2002–2004 | Mito HollyHock | 59 | (5) |
| 2005–2007 | Tochigi SC | 66 | (27) |
| 2008 | Matsumoto Yamaga FC | 10 | (2) |
| Total | 142 | (35) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Kentaro Yoshida (吉田 賢太郎, Yoshida Kentarō, born October 5, 1980) is a former Japanese football player He is the current assistant managers of Vegalta Sendai.
Yoshida was born in Saga Prefecture on October 5, 1980.[1] After graduating from high school, he joined J1 League club Kyoto Purple Sanga in 1999. Although he played several matches as forward from 2000, he could not play many matches. In 2002, he moved to J2 League club Mito HollyHock. He played many matches in 2002. However his opportunity to play decreased from 2003. In 2005, he moved to Japan Football League club Tochigi SC. He played as regular player and scored many goals until 2006. However his opportunity to play decreased in 2007. In 2008, he moved to Regional Leagues club Matsumoto Yamaga FC. He retired end of 2008 season.
| 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 | ||||||
| 1999 | Kyoto Purple Sanga | J1 League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 | ||
| 2001 | J2 League | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2002 | Mito HollyHock | J2 League | 31 | 5 | 1 | 1 | - | 32 | 6 | |
| 2003 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | 15 | 0 | |||
| 2004 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | 17 | 0 | |||
| 2005 | Tochigi SC | Football League | 28 | 13 | 0 | 0 | - | 28 | 13 | |
| 2006 | 29 | 12 | 4 | 2 | - | 33 | 14 | |||
| 2007 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | 9 | 2 | |||
| 2008 | Matsumoto Yamaga FC | Regional Leagues | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | - | 12 | 2 | |
| Total | 142 | 35 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 156 | 37 | ||