Daejeon Hana Citizen has appointed former J-League Tokushima Bortis coach Tatsuma Yoshida as its new head coach.
During his playing career, Yoshida played for Kashiwa Reysol (1993-1996), Kyoto Sanga (1997-1998), Montedio Yamagata (1999-2001), and Jurong FC (2002) in the Singapore League. He began his coaching career in 2005 as the head coach of Kashiwa Reysol U-15, and has since managed several teams in the J-League, including Kashiwa Reysol (2015), Alex Niigata (2016), Banporegofu (2017-2018, 2022) and Tokushima Bortis (2023). From 2019-2021, he served as the head coach of the Singapore national soccer team for three years. In 2022, he led J2 League side Banporegofu to the 2022 Japan All Japan Football Championship title.
Yoshida joins Daejeon Hana with extensive experience at the J-League and national team level, and will assist Hwang Sun-hong 온라인카지노사이트 in leading the team.
Yoshida said, “I am very excited and honored to be a part of the Daejeon Hana Citizens. Together with my esteemed coach Hwang Sun-hong, a great coaching staff and good players, I will work hard to help the team overcome the crisis and achieve its goals.”
Daejeon Hana will operate the A team under the leadership of head coach Hwang Sun-hong, head coach Myung Jae-yong, coach Yoshida, GK coach Kim Il-jin, coach Bae Hyo-sung, and physical coach Park Sung-gyun. The B team will be led by head coach Jin Kyung-sun, GK coach Lee Sun-hyung, and physical coach Kim Sung-hwan.