Shu Kamo facts for kids
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Shu Kamo | ||
| Date of birth | October 29, 1939 | ||
| Place of birth | Ashiya, Hyogo, Empire of Japan | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Ashiya High School | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1965–1967 | Yanmar Diesel | 14 | (1) |
| Total | 14 | (1) | |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1974–1984 | Nissan Motors | ||
| 1985–1989 | Nissan Motors | ||
| 1991–1994 | Yokohama Flügels | ||
| 1994–1997 | Japan | ||
| 1999–2000 | Kyoto Purple Sanga | ||
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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.
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 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Result |
| 1 | September 7 | Tokyo, Japan |  Uzbekistan |
6–3 |
| 2 | September 19 | Abu Dhabi, UAE |  United Arab Emirates |
0–0 |
| 3 | September 28 | Tokyo, Japan |  South Korea |
1–2 |
| 4 | October 4 | Almaty, Kazakhstan |  Kazakhstan |
1–1 |
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
| Team | From | To | Record | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | Win % | |||
| Yokohama Flügels | 1993 | 1994 | 80 | 38 | 0 | 42 | 47.50 |
| Kyoto Purple Sanga | 1999 | 2000 | 30 | 9 | 1 | 20 | 30.00 |
| Total | 110 | 47 | 1 | 62 | 42.73 | ||
Honours
- Japan Football Hall of Fame: Inducted in 2017
See also
In Spanish: Shū Kamo para niños
