Takeshi Koshida

Takeshi Koshida (越田 剛史) is a Japanese footballer manager and former footballer. He is the technical director of Vietnam national football team and Vietnam women's national football team.

Club career
Koshida was born in Kanazawa on October 19, 1960. After graduating from University of Tsukuba, he joined Nissan Motors in 1983. The club won 1983 and 1985 Emperor's Cup. In 1988-89 season, although the club won JSL Cup and Emperor's Cup, he left the club later in the season. In 1990, he returned to his hometown and joined Japanese Regional Leagues club Kanazawa SC. He retired in 1996.

National team career
In August 1979, when Koshida was a University of Tsukuba student, he was selected by the Japan U-20 national team for the 1979 World Youth Championship and played in three matches. In December 1980, he was selected by the Japan national team for the 1982 World Cup qualification. On December 22, he debuted against Singapore. He played at the 1982 Asian Games, 1984 Summer Olympics qualification, and the 1986 World Cup qualification. He played 19 games for Japan until 1985.