Toshimitsu Yoshida Explained

Toshimitsu Yoshida (吉田寿光, Yoshida Toshshimitsu)
Birth Date:29 August 1963
Birth Place: Tochigi
Years1:1997-2017[1]
League1: J.League
Role1:Referee
Years2:2012-13
League2: Chinese Super League
Role2:Referee
Internationalyears1:2001-05
Confederation1:Asian Football Confederation
Internationalrole1:Referee

[2] is a Japanese football referee currently officiating in the J.League. Yoshida was suspended at international level by the Asian Football Confederation for a controversial decision made during a 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification match between Bahrain and Uzbekistan in which Uzbekistan should have retaken a penalty for encroachment but instead awarded a free-kick to Bahrain.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Toshimitsu Yoshida . 15 December 2022.
  2. http://worldreferee.com/site/copy.php?linkID=1310&linkType=referee&contextType=bio Statistics for TOSHIMITSU YOSHIDA
  3. Web site: People's Daily Online -- Japanese referee Yoshida receives indefinite suspension.