About Koichi Sekimoto
Lived 1978 – 2016 (aged 37). Koichi Sekimoto was a Japanese association football player.
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.
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Who was Koichi Sekimoto?
Japanese association football player (1978–2016)
When was Koichi Sekimoto born?
Koichi Sekimoto was born on 23 May 1978 in Osaka.
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Koichi Sekimoto died on 23 January 2016 in Osaka Prefecture.
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Koichi Sekimoto was an association football player.
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Koichi Sekimoto was Japanese.
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