is a former

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ese

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player.

Playing career

Kakegawa was born in

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on May 23, 1973. After graduating from

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, he joined the

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club

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in 1996. He did not play as often as teammate

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. In 1997, he played 9 matches, when Kojima left the club for the Japan national team. Kojima was released from the club due to their financial problems at the end of the 1998 season. In 1999, Kakegawa competed with

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for the position and played 10 matches. However, the club finished in last place and was relegated to the

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. In 2000, he moved to

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. In 2000, he did not play as often as

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. In 2001, he became a regular goalkeeper. However the club finished in last place in 2005 and was relegated to J2. In 2006, he moved to

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. However, he again did not play often, less than

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and

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. He retired at the end of the 2009 season.

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* 1973 births Living people Tokai University alumni Association football people from Saitama Prefecture Japanese men's footballers J1 League players Shonan Bellmare players Vissel Kobe players Shimizu S-Pulse players Men's association football goalkeepers {{Japan-footy-goalkeeper-stub