Takeshi Koshida (越田 剛史, Koshida Takeshi, born October 19, 1960) is a Japanese footballer manager and former footballer. He is the technical director of Vietnam national football team and Vietnam women's national football team.

Takeshi Koshida
越田 剛史
Personal information
Full name Takeshi Koshida
Date of birth (1960-10-19) October 19, 1960 (age 63)
Place of birth Kanazawa, Ishikawa, Japan
Height 1.82 m (5 ft 11+12 in)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
1976–1978 Kanazawa Sakuragaoka High School
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1979–1982 University of Tsukuba
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1983–1989 Nissan Motors 97 (6)
1990–1996 Kanazawa SC
Total 97 (6)
International career
1979 Japan U-20 3 (0)
1980–1985 Japan 19 (0)
Managerial career
2006–2010 Zweigen Kanazawa (Technical director)
2023– Vietnam (Technical director)
Medal record
Nissan Motors
Winner Japan Soccer League 1988/89
Runner-up Japan Soccer League 1983
Runner-up Japan Soccer League 1984
Winner JSL Cup 1988
Runner-up JSL Cup 1983
Runner-up JSL Cup 1985
Runner-up JSL Cup 1986
Winner Emperor's Cup 1983
Winner Emperor's Cup 1985
Winner Emperor's Cup 1988
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career edit

Koshida was born in Kanazawa on October 19, 1960. After graduating from University of Tsukuba, he joined Nissan Motors in 1983. The club won 1983 and 1985 Emperor's Cup. In 1988-89 season, although the club won JSL Cup and Emperor's Cup, he left the club later in the season. In 1990, he returned to his hometown and joined Japanese Regional Leagues club Kanazawa SC. He retired in 1996.

National team career edit

In August 1979, when Koshida was a University of Tsukuba student, he was selected by the Japan U-20 national team for the 1979 World Youth Championship and played in three matches. In December 1980, he was selected by the Japan national team for the 1982 World Cup qualification. On December 22, he debuted against Singapore. He played at the 1982 Asian Games, 1984 Summer Olympics qualification, and the 1986 World Cup qualification. He played 19 games for Japan until 1985.[1]

Club statistics edit

[2]

Club performance League
Season Club League Apps Goals
Japan League
1983 Nissan Motors JSL Division 1 15 1
1984 16 1
1985/86 21 2
1986/87 17 1
1987/88 12 1
1988/89 16 0
Total 97 6

National team statistics edit

[1]

Japan national team
Year Apps Goals
1980 1 0
1981 1 0
1982 7 0
1983 6 0
1984 3 0
1985 1 0
Total 19 0

References edit

  1. ^ a b Japan National Football Team Database
  2. ^ Takeshi Koshida at National-Football-Teams.com

External links edit