is a former

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ese

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player.

Playing career

Kakimoto was born in

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on October 6, 1977. After graduating from

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, he joined the

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club

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in 2000. He was not put into play in any matches and in 2001, he moved to Singapore and joined

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. In 2002, he returned to Japan and joined the

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club

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. Although the club was promoted to J1 in 2003, he did not play much over the next two seasons. In June 2003, he moved to the J2 club

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. He became a regular player and scored many goals. In 2006, he moved to the J1 club

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on loan. Although he played often as a substitute forward, he did not score any goals and the club was relegated to J2 at the end of the 2006 season. In 2007, he returned to

. However he still did not play often. In 2008, he moved to the

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club

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. He played as a regular player and scored many goals in the 2008 and 2009 seasons. The club was also promoted to the

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in 2010. He retired at the end of the 2010 season.

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* 1977 births Living people Osaka University of Health and Sport Sciences alumni Association football people from Fukuoka Prefecture Japanese men's footballers J1 League players J2 League players Japan Football League players Avispa Fukuoka players Oita Trinita players Shonan Bellmare players Cerezo Osaka players Matsumoto Yamaga FC players Expatriate men's footballers in Singapore Singapore Premier League players Men's association football forwards {{Japan-footy-forward-1970s-stub