| Keiji Kaimoto 海本 慶治 | |
| Fullname: | Keiji Kaimoto |
| Birth Date: | 26 November 1972 |
| Birth Place: | Suita, Osaka, Japan |
| Position: | Defender |
| Youthyears1: | 1988–1990 |
| Youthclubs1: | Tokai University Gyosei High School |
| Youthyears2: | 1991–1994 |
| Youthclubs2: | Tokai University |
| Years1: | 1995–2000 |
| Clubs1: | Vissel Kobe |
| Caps1: | 104 |
| Goals1: | 6 |
| Years2: | 2001–2004 |
| Clubs2: | Nagoya Grampus Eight |
| Caps2: | 49 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2005–2008 |
| Clubs3: | Albirex Niigata |
| Caps3: | 60 |
| Goals3: | 2 |
| Totalcaps: | 213 |
| Totalgoals: | 8 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2000 |
| Nationalteam1: | Japan |
| Nationalcaps1: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
is a former Japanese football player. He played for Japan national team. His younger brother Kojiro Kaimoto is also a former footballer.
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.
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 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 | colspan="2" | - | 2 | 0 | |
| 1996 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2" | - | 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 | |||
| Japan national team | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals | |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 1 | 0 | |