is a former

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ese

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player.

Playing career

Kajii was born in

Kagoshima Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located on the island of Kyushu and the Ryukyu Islands. Kagoshima Prefecture has a population of 1,599,779 (1 January 2020) and has a geographic area of 9,187 km2 (3,547 sq mi). Kagoshima Prefecture borders Kumamoto P ...

on July 11, 1963. After graduating from

Osaka University of Commerce , abbreviated to , is a private university located in Higashiosaka City, Osaka Prefecture, Japan. History The origin was founded in 1928 as Osaka Joto School of Commerce (大阪城東商業学校) by Noboru Tanioka (谷岡登, 1894–197 ...

, he joined the

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club

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(later ''Gamba Osaka'') in 1986. He played as a regular player and the club won the championship in the

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. In 1992, the Japan Soccer League was re-organized as the

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. However, Kajii played in only the

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. He retired at the end of the 1992 season, just before league competition started in 1993.

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* 1963 births Living people Osaka University of Commerce alumni Association football people from Kagoshima Prefecture Japanese men's footballers Japan Soccer League players J1 League players Gamba Osaka players Men's association football defenders {{Japan-footy-defender-1960s-stub