Keiji Kaimoto
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.
| Personal information | |||||||||||||
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| Full name | Keiji Kaimoto | ||||||||||||
| Date of birth | November 26, 1972 | ||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Suita, Osaka, Japan | ||||||||||||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||
| Playing 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) | |||||||||||
| National team | |||||||||||||
| 2000 | Japan | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||
Honours
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| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||||||||||||
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Club career
Kaimoto was born in Suita on November 26, 1972. After graduating from Tokai University, he joined Japan Football League club Vissel Kobe in 1995. The club won the 2nd place in 1996 and was promoted to J1 League. From 1997, he played many matches. In 2001, he moved to Nagoya Grampus Eight. In 2003, his younger brother Kojiro Kaimoto also joined Grampus. However his opportunity to play gradually decreased. He moved to Albirex Niigata with Kojiro in 2005. Although he played many matches, Kojiro left the club in May 2006. His opportunity to play decreased from 2007 and retired end of 2008 season.
National team career
Kaimoto was capped once for Japan national team, when he played a 2000 Asian Cup match against Qatar at the group stage in Beirut on October 20, 2000. He was sent off in the 39th minute in the match.[1] The team went on to win the tournament.
Club statistics
| Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Total | ||||||
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| 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
- 2000 Asian Cup (Champions)
Honors and awards
Team honors
- AFC Asian Cup Champions: 2000
References
External links
- Keiji Kaimoto at National-Football-Teams.com
- Keiji Kaimoto at J.League (in Japanese)
- Japan National Football Team Database
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