Koichi Sekimoto
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Full name
Koichi Sekimoto
Date of birth
May 23, 1978
Place of birth
Osaka, Japan
Date of death
January 23, 2016 (aged 37)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Koichi Sekimoto | ||
| Date of birth | May 23, 1978 | ||
| Place of birth | Osaka, Japan | ||
| Date of death | January 23, 2016 (aged 37) | ||
| Place of death | Osaka, Japan | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1994–1996 | Yokkaichi Chuo Technical High School | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1997–2002 | Sagan Tosu | 89 | (2) |
| 2013–2014 | FC Ise-Shima | 5 | (1) |
| Total | 94 | (3) | |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Koichi Sekimoto (関本 恒一, Sekimoto Koichi; May 23, 1978 – January 23, 2016) was a Japanese football player.
Sekimoto was born in Osaka Prefecture on May 23, 1978. After graduating from high school, he joined Japan Football League club Sagan Tosu in 1997. He played many matches from the first season and the club was promoted to the J2 League in 1999. He retired at the end of the 2002 season. In 2013, he returned to play for Prefectural Leagues club FC Ise-Shima. However, he was diagnosed with osteosarcoma in August 2014. On January 23, 2016, he died of leiomyosarcoma, a type of cancer in Osaka Prefecture at the age of 37.[1]
