It is a rumor that he will be appointed to Ulsan Director, you can't go to Korea? Final stage of negotiations with media Shimizu

Dec 01, 2025

It is a rumor that he will be appointed to Ulsan Director, you can't go to Korea? Final stage of negotiations with media Shimizu
◇photo courtesy of the Korea Professional Football Association



It was reported that manager Takayuki Yoshida, who was rumored to be appointed to Ulsan HD, has entered the final negotiation stage with Shimizu Espulse.

Citing multiple officials' remarks on the 1st, the Japanese sports magazine Sports Nippon reported 'Ulsan contacted Yoshida, but negotiations with Shimizu are in the final stage' The newspaper previously said that high-ranking Ulsan officials visited Japan during the A-match break in November and contacted several J-League leaders, including Yoshida. As the news spread, rumors of Yoshida's appointment as the next Ulsan head coach spread rapidly in Korea. After the final home match against FC Tokyo on the 30th, Yoshida also decided to leave the team after the end of this season. I want to challenge myself in a new environment. I'm going to start anew where he thinks highly of me,' he said, adding to the rumors of his appointment in Ulsan. However, he seems to be losing ground in the competition with Shimizu to break up with coach Tadahiro Akiba.

It is a rumor that he will be appointed to Ulsan Director, you can't go to Korea? Final stage of negotiations with media Shimizu
◇photo courtesy of the Korea Professional Football Association
Yoshida, who made his professional debut with the Yokohama Flugels, was Yokohama F.He played professionally in Marinos, Oita Trinita and Kobe. He started as coach Kobe in 2015 and became a coach in 2019, but moved to V-Baren Nagasaki in 2020 and returned to Kobe in 2022 to take on various roles, including head of the power reinforcement department, coach, head coach, and acting coach. He led Kobe to his first J1 victory in 2023 and won the J-League Coach of the Year award last year by winning the J1 and the Japanese King's Cup. Unlike the existing Japanese soccer leader, it is known that he pursues a clear tactic.




Meanwhile, Kobe is naming Michael Skibe, who was leading Sanfrecce Hiroshima, as the next head coach. Sports Nippon reported that `Although several candidates have been on the list, Coach Cho Gwi-jae (Kyoto Shopping Center) and others, Coach Skibe, who will leave Hiroshima after this season, is being mentioned as the top priority.'








This article was translated by Naver AI translator.