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Keiji Kaimoto

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Keiji Kaimoto
海本 慶治
Personal information
Full name Keiji Kaimoto
Date of birth (1972-11-26) November 26, 1972 (age 51)
Place of birth Suita, Osaka, Japan
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11+12 in)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
1988–1990 Tokai University Gyosei High School
1991–1994 Tokai University
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1995–2000 Vissel Kobe 104 (6)
2001–2004 Nagoya Grampus Eight 49 (0)
2005–2008 Albirex Niigata 60 (2)
Total 213 (8)
International career
2000 Japan 1 (0)
Medal record
Representing  Japan
AFC Asian Cup
Gold medal – first place 2000 Lebanon
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Keiji Kaimoto (海本 慶治, Kaimoto Keiji, born November 26, 1972) is a former Japanese football player. He played for Japan national team. His younger brother Kojiro Kaimoto is also a former footballer.

Club career

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Kaimoto was born in Suita on November 26, 1972. After graduating from Tokai University, he joined the Japan Football League club Vissel Kobe in 1995. The club won second place in 1996 and was promoted to the J1 League. He played often in 1997. In 2001, he moved to Nagoya Grampus Eight. In 2003, his younger brother Kojiro Kaimoto also joined Grampus. However his playing time gradually decreased. He moved to Albirex Niigata with Kojiro in 2005. Although he played often, Kojiro left the club in May 2006. His did not play as much in 2007 and retired at the end of the 2008 season.

National team career

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Kaimoto was selected once to play for the Japan national team. He played a 2000 Asian Cup match against Qatar at the group stage in Beirut on October 20, 2000. He was relieved in the 39th minute of the match.[1] The team went on to win the tournament.

Club statistics

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Club performance League Cup League Cup Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Japan League Emperor's Cup J.League Cup Total
1995 Vissel Kobe Football League 2 0 0 0 - 2 0
1996 0 0 0 0 - 0 0
1997 J1 League 20 0 2 1 0 0 22 1
1998 32 4 1 0 3 0 36 4
1999 28 1 0 0 2 0 30 1
2000 22 1 4 0 1 0 27 1
2001 Nagoya Grampus Eight J1 League 21 0 1 0 5 0 27 0
2002 12 0 0 0 5 1 17 1
2003 7 0 0 0 2 0 9 0
2004 9 0 1 0 3 0 13 0
2005 Albirex Niigata J1 League 20 1 1 0 6 0 27 1
2006 31 1 1 0 4 0 36 1
2007 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2008 9 0 0 0 0 0 9 0
Total 213 8 11 1 31 1 255 10

National team statistics

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Japan national team
Year Apps Goals
2000 1 0
Total 1 0

National team

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Honors and awards

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Team honors

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References

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