3 Days After Singapore Was Defeated By Indonesia In The Semi-Finals Of The 2020 AFF Cup, Tatsuma Yoshida Stepped Down

Tatsuma Yoshida (Twitter @FASingapore)

JAKARTA - Singapore's defeat to the Indonesian national team in the 2020 AFF Cup semifinals had a serious impact on the career of the coach, Tatsuma Yoshida.

Tuesday, December 28, or three days after the semifinal match, Yoshida officially announced his resignation from the Singapore coaching chair.

Quoted from ESPN Asia, Yoshida decided to step down from the position of coach even though his contract with the Singapore Football Federation (FAS) was still valid until December 2022.

The announcement of Yoshida's resignation was made by FAS after holding a meeting between the Singapore national team and Singapore's Minister of Culture, Community, and Youth, Edwin Tong, Tuesday.

From that meeting, it was known that the strong reason for Yoshida's resignation was that he wanted to be closer to his family in Japan.

Apart from Yoshida's reasons, there is also news that the coach will return to continue his career in Japan. This is because the Japanese League's second-tier team, Ventforet Kofu, wants to re-sign Yoshida after using his services in 2017.

During his tenure as Singapore's team builder, Yoshida became the first coach who was able to bring this country through to the semifinals of the AFF Cup since 2012. Yoshida's record with The Lions is 5 wins, 4 draws and 10 defeats.