Shinji Fujiyoshi

Shinji Fujiyoshi
藤吉信次
Personal information
Full name	Shinji Fujiyoshi
Date of birth	April 3, 1970 (age 54)
Place of birth	Machida, Tokyo, Japan
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Fukui United (manager)
Youth career
1986–1988	Yomiuri
Senior career*
Years	Team
1989–1996	Verdy Kawasaki
1996–1999	Kyoto Purple Sanga
2000–2002	Vegalta Sendai
2003	Chengdu F.C.
2004–2006	FC Ryukyu
2007–2009	New Wave Kitakyushu
Total
Managerial career
2022–	Fukui United
Medal record
Verdy Kawasaki
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Shinji Fujiyoshi (藤吉信次, Fujiyoshi Shinji, born April 3, 1970) is a Japanese football manager and former player. He is currently manager of Fukui United.

Playing career

Fujiyoshi was born in Machida on April 3, 1970. He joined Yomiuri (later Verdy Kawasaki) from youth team in 1989. Although He played many matches as forward from first season, his opportunity to play decreased behind Japan national team players Kazuyoshi Miura and Nobuhiro Takeda. In July 1996, he moved to Kyoto Purple Sanga. Although he played as regular player, his opportunity to play decreased from 1998. In 2000, he moved to J2 League club Vegalta Sendai. He played as regular player and the club was promoted to J1 League in 2002. In 2003, he moved to China and joined Chengdu F.C. In 2004, he returned to Japan and joined Prefectural Leagues club FC Ryukyu. The club was promoted to Regional Leagues in 2005 and Japan Football League (JFL) in 2006. In 2007, he moved to Regional Leagues club New Wave Kitakyushu. The club was promoted to JFL in 2008. He retired end of 2009 season.

Managerial career

On 7 January 2022, Fujiyoshi has been officially appointed as the coach of Fukui United aiming for promotion to the JFL in 2023.

On 30 october 2022, he finished 3rd in the Japanese regional league league in the hokushinetsu group for failing to advance in the championship round.

Career statistics

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
1989/90	Yomiuri	JSL Division 1	10	2	0	0	1	0	11	2
1990/91			17	4	2	0	2	2	21	6
1991/92			2	0	0	0	1	0	3	0
1992	Verdy Kawasaki	J1 League	-		1	0	0	0	1	0
1993			6	1	2	0	8	4	16	5
1994			8	3	2	0	0	0	10	3
1995			17	4	3	0	-		20	4
1996			5	0	0	0	5	1	10	1
1996	Kyoto Purple Sanga	J1 League	13	2	3	1	0	0	16	3
1997			29	6	1	0	6	0	36	6
1998			6	0	1	0	0	0	7	0
1999			17	1	0	0	4	2	21	3
2000	Vegalta Sendai	J2 League	39	10	1	0	0	0	40	10
2001		J2 League	31	8	3	0	1	0	35	8
2002		J1 League	9	1	2	0	6	1	17	2
2004	FC Ryukyu	Prefectural Leagues	6	7	1	0	-		7	7
2005		Regional Leagues	5	0	1	0	-		6	0
2006		Football League	31	1	0	0	-		31	1
2007	New Wave Kitakyushu	Regional Leagues	20	7	0	0	-		20	7
2008		Football League	25	1	3	0	-		28	1
2009		Football League	3	0	0	0	-		3	0
Total			298	58	28	3	34	10	360	71

Managerial statistics

Update; start from 2023 season

Team	From	To	Record
Team	From	To	G	W	D	L	Win %
Fukui United	2022	present	14	9	1	4	064.29
Total			14	9	1	4	064.29

References

External links

Shinji Fujiyoshi at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
sports.geocities.jp

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