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) | |||||||||||||
| 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
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | ||||||||||||||
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Club career
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
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
| 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 (archive) (in Japanese)
- Japan National Football Team Database
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