is a retired

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player who play as a Defender. He is currently manager of Reilac Shiga.

Playing career

Kakuda was born in

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on 10 July 1983. He joined

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club

Kyoto Purple Sanga is a Japanese professional football club based in Kyoto. The club plays in the J1 League, the top tier of football in the country. Its name "Sanga" comes from the Sanskrit word ''sangha'', a term meaning "group" or "club" and often used to deno ...

(later ''Kyoto Sanga FC'') from youth team in 2001. He debuted in May and Sanga was promoted to

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end of 2001 season. He became a regular player as left back of three back defence from 2002 and Sanga won the champions in

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first major title in the club history. However, Sanga finished at the bottom place in 2003 season and was relegated to J2. In 2004, Kakuda moved to J1 club

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. He played many matches as defensive midfielder and right-side midfielder not only defender. In May 2006, Kakuda was loaned to

which was returned to J1 from 2006 season. He mainly played many matches as right side back. However, Sanga finished at the bottom place and was relegated to J2 again. In 2007, Kakuda returned to

. However, he moved to

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in March. He played as regular player as centre back and Sanga won the 3rd place in 2007 season. In J1 from 2008 season, although he lost his regular position, he played many matches as defender and defensive midfielder. However Sanga finished at the 17th place in 2010 season and was relegated to J2. In 2011, Kakuda moved to

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. Although

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occurred in Sendai immediately after the opening 2011 season, Kakuda played as regular defensive midfielder and Vegalta finished at the 4th place which is best results in the club history. In 2012 season, Vegalta won the 2nd place and qualified for

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. Although the club results were sluggish from 2013, he played many matches as defensive midfielder until 2014. In 2015, Kakuda moved to

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. Although he played all 14 matches as regular center back until May, he could not play at all in the match from June. In August 2015, Kakuda moved to

Shimizu S-Pulse is a Japanese professional association football, football club located in Shimizu-ku, Shizuoka, Shimizu-ku, Shizuoka (city), Shizuoka, Shizuoka Prefecture. S-Pulse is going to compete in the J1 League for the 2025 Season, after winning promotio ...

. Although he played many matches as centre back, S-Pulse was relegated to J2 end of 2015 season first time in the club history. In 2016 season, S-Pulse won the 2nd place and was promoted to J1 in a year. However, he could hardly play in the match in 2018. In 2019, Kakuda moved to

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which was relegated to J2 from 2019 season.

National team career

In November 2003, Kakuda was selected Japan U-20 national team for 2003 World Youth Championship. At this tournament, he played 4 matches as left back of three back defence.

Managerial career

On 31 July 2024, Kakuda became official first manager of Reilac Shiga for mid 2024 season.

Career statistics

Club

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Managerial statistics

References

External links

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Profile at Shimizu S-Pulse
{{DEFAULTSORT:Kakuda, Makoto 1983 births Living people Association football people from Kyoto Prefecture Japanese men's footballers Japan men's youth international footballers 21st-century Japanese sportsmen J1 League players J2 League players Kyoto Sanga FC players Nagoya Grampus players Vegalta Sendai players Kawasaki Frontale players Shimizu S-Pulse players V-Varen Nagasaki players Men's association football defenders Japanese football managers People from Uji, Kyoto