As coach Keisuke Kaneko (金子 圭輔, Kaneko Keisuke, born July 23, 1985) is a Japanese former professional baseball infielder, and current the third squad inside defense and base running coach for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).

[2] On April 30, midway through the 2010 season, Kaneko and Hisao Arakane were traded to the Orix Buffaloes exchange to Takehito Kanazawa.

[2] On January 24, 2012, after Kaneko played two seasons with the Buffaloes, he returned to the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks in a trade exchange to Hideaki Takahashi.

[2][6] Kaneko played 13 seasons, appearing in 253 games and a batting average of .197, a 42 hits, a RBI of 17, a 10 stolen bases, and a 18 sacrifice bunts.

[2] Kaneko worked as a team staff member as a public relations officer for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks.