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player.

Playing career

Yoshimura was born in

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on June 28, 1971. After graduating from high school, he joined his local club Yamaha Motors (later ''Júbilo Iwata'') in 1990. He debuted in 1991–92 season and played many matches as side back. However he could hardly play in the match from 1992. In 1995, he moved to

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(JFL) club Vissel Kobe. He became a regular player and played all matches in 1995 and 1996. The club was promoted to

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from 1997 and he also played as regular player in 1997. In 1998, he moved to JFL club Oita Trinity (later ''Oita Trinita''). He played as regular player and the club was promoted to

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from 1999. He retired end of 2001 season.

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* 1971 births Living people Association football people from Shizuoka Prefecture Japanese men's footballers Japan Soccer League players J1 League players J2 League players Japan Football League (1992–1998) players Júbilo Iwata players Vissel Kobe players Oita Trinita players Men's association football defenders 20th-century Japanese sportsmen {{Japan-footy-defender-1970s-stub