Keiji Kaimoto

Keiji Kaimoto
海本 慶治

Personal information
Full name	Keiji Kaimoto
Date of birth	(1972-11-26) November 26, 1972 (age 52)
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 Representing  Japan AFC Asian Cup 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

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
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

^[1]

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

National team

• 2000 Asian Cup (Champions)

Honors and awards

Team honors

• AFC Asian Cup Champions: 2000

References

1. Japan National Football Team Database

External links

• Keiji Kaimoto at National-Football-Teams.com
• Keiji Kaimoto at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
• Japan National Football Team Database