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player. He is currently the goalkeeper coach of

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Playing career

Enomoto was born in Kawasaki on May 2, 1983. He joined

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club

from youth team in 2002. He debuted in 2003 and battles with Tatsuya Enomoto for the position after the debut. He became a regular goalkeeper since Tatsuya Enomoto left the club end of 2006 season. However his opportunity to play decreased behind

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from 2009. Enomoto became a regular goalkeeper again in 2013. However his opportunity to play decreased behind Iikura again from 2015. In 2017, Enomoto moved to

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. However he could hardly play in the match behind

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. In 2019, Enomoto moved to

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Later career

After retiring at the end of 2019, Enomoto was appointed as a goalkeeper coach at

' Soccer School in February 2020. For the 2021 season, he was appointed goalkeeper coach of Yokohamas professional

team.

Career statistics

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J.League Firsts

* Appearance: March 21, 2003.

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Honours

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References

External links

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Profile at Yokohama F. Marinos

Profile at Urawa Reds
1983 births Living people Association football people from Kanagawa Prefecture Japanese footballers J1 League players J3 League players Yokohama F. Marinos players Urawa Red Diamonds players Kataller Toyama players Association football goalkeepers {{Japan-footy-goalkeeper-stub