is a former Japanese

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player.

Playing career

Kawamoto was born in

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on June 21, 1971. After graduating from

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, he joined the

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club

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(later ''Kawasaki Frontale'') in 1994. He became a regular player as center back from the first season. However, hr did not play as much in 1995. In 1998, he became a regular player again and the club won second place and was promoted to the new

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in 1999. The club won the championship for the 1999 season and was promoted to the

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for the 2000 season. However, he did not play as much in 1999 and he left the club at the end of the 1999 season without playing J1.

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Kawasaki Frontale in 1999
1971 births Living people Tokai University alumni Association football people from Kanagawa Prefecture Japanese men's footballers J2 League players Japan Football League (1992–1998) players Kawasaki Frontale players Men's association football defenders {{Japan-footy-defender-1970s-stub