Keiji Kaimoto

Football player infobox| playername= Keiji Kaimoto


fullname = Keiji Kaimoto


nickname =
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1972|11|26
cityofbirth = Suita, Osaka
countryofbirth = Japan
height = height|m=1.81
currentclub = Albirex Niigata
clubnumber =
position = Defender
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 1995-2000
2001-2004
2005-present
clubs = Vissel Kobe
Nagoya Grampus Eight
Albirex Niigata
caps(goals) = 104 00(6)
049 00(0)
051 00(2)
nationalyears = 2000
nationalteam = Japan
nationalcaps(goals) = 001 00(0)
pcupdate = 18 May 2008
ntupdate = 18 May 2008nihongo|Keiji Kaimoto|海本 慶治|Kaimoto Keiji|born November 26, 1972 in Suita, Osaka is a Japanese football player who currently plays for Albirex Niigata. He is a defender. After graduating from Tōkai University, he joined Japan Football League side Vissel Kobe in 1995. He was transferred to Nagoya Grampus Eight in 2001, then to Niigata in 2005.

He was capped once for Japan when he played an 2000 AFC Asian Cup match against Qatar at the group stage in Beirut on October 20, 2000. He was sent off in the 39th minute in this match. The team went on to win the tournament.

Clubs

* 1995-2000: flagicon|Japan Vissel Kobe
* 2001-2004: flagicon|Japan Nagoya Grampus Eight
* 2005-present: flagicon|Japan Albirex Niigata

National team

* (Champions)

Honors and awards

Team honors

* Asian Cup Champions: 2000