Takayuki Yoshida

Takayuki Yoshida
吉田 孝行
Personal information
Full name Takayuki Yoshida
Date of birth (1977-03-14) 14 March 1977
Place of birth Kawanishi, Hyogo, Japan
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Forward, Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Vissel Kobe (manager)
Youth career
1992–1994 Takigawa Daini High School
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1995–1998 Yokohama Flügels 71 (9)
1999–2000 Yokohama F. Marinos 21 (2)
2000–2005 Oita Trinita 189 (44)
2006–2007 Yokohama F. Marinos 49 (4)
2008–2013 Vissel Kobe 140 (27)
Total 470 (86)
International career
1993 Japan U17 3 (0)
Managerial career
2015–2017 Vissel Kobe (assistant)
2017–2018 Vissel Kobe
2019 Vissel Kobe
2020–2021 V-Varen Nagasaki (assistant)
2021 V-Varen Nagasaki
2021–2022 V-Varen Nagasaki (assistant)
2022– Vissel Kobe
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Takayuki Yoshida (吉田 孝行, Yoshida Takayuki; born 14 March 1977) is a former Japanese football player and manager. He is currently the manager of J1 League club Vissel Kobe.

During his managerial tenure at Vissel Kobe, Yoshida has coached a number of former FIFA World Cup winners with the like of Lukas Podolski, Andrés Iniesta and David Villa. He also has coached a few world class superstars like Thomas Vermaelen, Sergi Samper and Juan Mata. Yoshida also guided Vissel Kobe to two consecutive J1 League title in 2023 and 2024.