Megumu Yoshida

Yoshida was born in Aichi Prefecture on April 13, 1973. After graduating from Doshisha University, he joined J1 League club Verdy Kawasaki in 1996. Although he debuted in 1996, he hardly played matches until 1997. In 1998, he moved to Vissel Kobe. He played many matches as left back over 3 seasons. In 2001, he moved to JEF United Ichihara. He switched to playing as leftmost of a back three. However his opportunity to play decreased from 2002. In 2004, he moved to Sanfrecce Hiroshima. However he could hardly play in matches in 2005. In 2006, he moved to J2 League club Sagan Tosu. He switched again to playing as a center back for 2 seasons. He retired at the end of the 2007 season.

After retirement, Yoshida started coaching career at Sanfrecce Hiroshima in 2008. He coached for youth team in 2008. In 2009, he became a coach for his local university, Chukyo University. In 2010, he signed with Sagan Tosu and became a coach for their main team. In August 2014, manager Yoon Jong-hwan was sacked and Yoshida became the new manager. He managed the club until end of 2014 season and he returned to coaching in 2015. In 2016, he moved to FC Gifu and became a coach under manager Ruy Ramos. In July 2016, Ramos was sacked and Yoshida became the new manager. In 2017, he moved to V-Varen Nagasaki and became a coach.