is a former
Japan
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ese
football
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player.
Playing career
Imoto was born in
Saga Prefecture on September 29, 1976. After graduating from high school, he joined the
Prefectural Leagues club
KT Mezura SC in 1995. In 1999, he moved to the
Japan Football League club
Mito HollyHock
is a Japanese professional football (soccer) club, currently playing in the J2 League. The team's hometown is located in Mito, Ibaraki Prefecture.
Its nickname "HollyHock" derives from the family crest of the Tokugawa clan who governed from Mit ...
. He played often as midfielder and the club was promoted to the
J2 League
The or simply J2 is the second division of the and the second level of the Japanese association football league system. The top tier is represented by the J1 League. It (along with the rest of the J.League) is currently sponsored by Meiji Yas ...
in 2000. However he did not play as much, and retired at the end of the 2000 season.
Club statistics
References
External links
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1976 births
Living people
People from Karatsu, Saga
Association football people from Saga Prefecture
Japanese men's footballers
J2 League players
Japan Football League players
Mito HollyHock players
Men's association football midfielders
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