Koichi Sekimoto

Koichi Sekimoto
関本 恒一

Personal information
Full name	Koichi Sekimoto
Date of birth	(1978-05-23)May 23, 1978
Place of birth	Osaka, Japan
Date of death	January 23, 2016(2016-01-23) (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.

Playing career

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.

Club statistics

Club performance			League		Cup		League Cup		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Japan			League		Emperor's Cup		J.League Cup		Total
1997	Sagan Tosu	Football League	7	1	1	0	0	0	8	1
1998			20	0	3	1	-		23	1
1999		J2 League	10	0	0	0	1	0	11	0
2000			11	0	0	0	0	0	11	0
2001			25	1	4	0	2	0	31	1
2002			16	0	3	0	-		19	0
2013	FC Ise-Shima	Prefectural Leagues	4	1	-		-		4	1
2014			1	0	-		-		1	0
Total			94	3	11	1	3	0	108	4

External links

• Koichi Sekimoto at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)