Shu Kamo

Shu Kamo (加茂 周, Kamo Shu, born October 29, 1939) is a former Japanese football player and manager. He managed the Japan national team.

Shu Kamo
加茂 周
Personal information
Full name Shu Kamo
Date of birth (1939-10-29) October 29, 1939
Place of birth Ashiya, Hyogo, Empire of Japan
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
Ashiya High School
1961–1964 Kwansei Gakuin University
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1965–1967 Yanmar Diesel 14 (1)
Total 14 (1)
Managerial career
1974–1984 Nissan Motors
1985–1989 Nissan Motors
1991–1994 Yokohama Flügels
1994–1997 Japan
1999–2000 Kyoto Purple Sanga
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Playing career

Kamo was born in Ashiya on October 29, 1939. After graduation from Kwansei Gakuin University, he played for Yanmar Diesel from 1965 to 1967.

Coaching career

In 1974, Kamo became manager for Nissan Motors. In 1991, he became manager for All Nippon Airways (later, Yokohama Flügels) and won the 1993 Emperor's Cup. In December 1994, he was named the Japan national team manager, replacing Paulo Roberto Falcão. After four games at the 1998 World Cup qualification Final round in October 1997, he was dismissed and assistant coach Takeshi Okada was promoted to manager.

1998 FIFA World Cup qualification Final round
#DateVenueOpponentResult
1September 7Japan Tokyo Uzbekistan6–3
2September 19United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi United Arab Emirates0–0
3September 28Japan Tokyo South Korea1–2
4October 4Kazakhstan Almaty Kazakhstan1–1

In 1999, Kamo became manager for Kyoto Purple Sanga until June 2000. Starting in 2001, he managed a number of universities such as Shobi University, Osaka Gakuin University, and his alma mater Kwansei Gakuin University. In 2017, he was selected for the Japan Football Hall of Fame.

Managerial statistics

[1]

Team From To Record
GWDLWin %
Yokohama Flügels 1993 1994 80 38 0 42 047.50
Kyoto Purple Sanga 1999 2000 30 9 1 20 030.00
Total 110 47 1 62 042.73

References
  1. J.League Data Site(in Japanese)


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