is a

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player who plays for

V-Varen Nagasaki is a Japanese J2 League football club based in Nagasaki. The club was established in 1985 as Ariake SC till they merged with Kunimi FC in 2004 and adopted the present name in 2005. The club gained promotion into the J. League Division 2 in 20 ...

Playing career

Kakuda was born in

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on 10 July 1983. He joined

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club

Kyoto Purple Sanga is a Japanese professional association football, football club based in Kyoto. "Sanga" comes from the Sanskrit word ''sangha'', a term meaning "group" or "club" and often used to denote the Buddhist priesthood, associating the club with Kyoto ...

(later ''Kyoto Sanga FC'') from youth team in 2001. He debuted in May and Sanga was promoted to

J1 League The , known as the for sponsorship reasons, is the top level of the system. Founded in 1992, it is one of the most successful leagues in Asian club football. Contested by 18 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the J ...

end of 2001 season. He became a regular player as left back of three back defense from 2002 and Sanga won the champions in

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first major title in the club history. However Sanga finished at the bottom place in

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and was relegated to J2. In 2004, Kakuda moved to J1 club

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. He played many matches as defensive midfielder and right side midfielder not only defender. In May 2006, Kakuda was loaned to

which was returned to J1 from 2006 season. He mainly played many matches as right side back. However Sanga finished at the bottom place and was relegated to J2 again. In 2007, Kakuda returned to

. However he moved to

Kyoto Sanga FC is a Japanese professional football club based in Kyoto. "Sanga" comes from the Sanskrit word ''sangha'', a term meaning "group" or "club" and often used to denote the Buddhist priesthood, associating the club with Kyoto's many Buddhist templ ...

in March. He played as regular player as center back and Sanga won the 3rd place in 2007 season. In J1 from 2008 season, although he lost his regular position, he played many matches as defender and defensive midfielder. However Sanga finished at the 17th place in 2010 season and was relegated to J2. In 2011, Kakuda moved to

Vegalta Sendai is a Japanese professional football club, currently playing in J2 League. The team is located in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture. History Founded in 1988 as ''Tohoku Electric Power Co., Inc. Soccer Club'', Vegalta joined the J-League in 1999 after p ...

. Although

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occurred in Sendai immediately after the opening 2011 season, Kakuda played as regular defensive midfielder and Vegalta finished at the 4th place which is best results in the club history. In 2012 season, Vegalta won the 2nd place and qualified for

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. Although the club results were sluggish from 2013, he played many matches as defensive midfielder until 2014. In 2015, Kakuda moved to

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. Although he played all 14 matches as regular center back until May, he could not play at all in the match from June. In August 2015, Kakuda moved to

Shimizu S-Pulse is a professional Japanese football club. Located in Shimizu-ku, Shizuoka, Shizuoka Prefecture, S-Pulse currently competes in the J2 League (J2). The club was formed in 1991 as a founding member of the J.League (''"Original Ten"''), which began ...

. Although he played many matches as center back, S-Pulse was relegated to J2 end of 2015 season first time in the club history. In 2016 season, S-Pulse won the 2nd place and was promoted to J1 in a year. However he could hardly play in the match in 2018. In 2019, Kakuda moved to

which was relegated to J2 from 2019 season.

National team career

In November 2003, Kakuda was selected Japan U-20 national team for 2003 World Youth Championship. At this tournament, he played 4 matches as left back of three back defense.

Club statistics

Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社
"2016J1&J2&J3選手名鑑"
10 February 2016, Japan, (p. 164 out of 289)

References

External links

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Profile at Shimizu S-Pulse
{{DEFAULTSORT:Kakuda, Makoto 1983 births Living people Association football people from Kyoto Prefecture Japanese men's footballers Japan men's youth international footballers J1 League players J2 League players Kyoto Sanga FC players Nagoya Grampus players Vegalta Sendai players Kawasaki Frontale players Shimizu S-Pulse players V-Varen Nagasaki players Men's association football defenders People from Uji, Kyoto