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.

Koichi Sekimoto

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1978 births

2016 deaths

Association football people from Osaka Prefecture

Japanese men's footballers

J2 League players

Japan Football League (1992–1998) players

Sagan Tosu players

Men's association football defenders

Deaths from leiomyosarcoma

Deaths from cancer in Japan

Koichi Sekimoto