is a former

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ese

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player and manager. He played for the Japan national team.

Club career

Kamata was born in

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on December 16, 1937. After graduating from

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, he joined

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in 1960. He won the

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, and

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. In 1965, Furukawa Electric joined the new

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. He retired in 1974. He played 106 games and scored 6 goals in the league. He was selected for the Best Eleven in

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, and

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National team career

On December 25, 1958, when Kamata was a

student, he debuted for the Japan national team against

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. He played at the

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and the

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. He played in all matches at both tournaments and Japan won the bronze medal in 1968. In 2018, this team was selected for the

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. He also played at the

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. He played 44 games and scored 2 goals for Japan until 1958.Japan National Football Team Database
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Coaching career

After retirement, Kamata became a manager for

as Saburo Kawabuchi's successor in 1976 and managed until 1978. The club won the championship of the

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, and 1977 JSL Cup. In 1981, he signed with the

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club Daikyo Oil (later ''Cosmo Oil''). He led the club to win league championship four times and promoted the club to the

Division 2 in 1986. He resigned in 1991. In 2007, he was selected for the

Club statistics

National team statistics

National team goals

Awards

Best Eleven: (3)

References

External links

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Japan National Football Team Database
at

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1937 births Living people Chuo University alumni Association football people from Ibaraki Prefecture Japanese footballers Japan international footballers Japan Soccer League players JEF United Chiba players Japanese football managers Olympic medalists in football Olympic footballers of Japan Olympic bronze medalists for Japan Medalists at the 1968 Summer Olympics Footballers at the 1964 Summer Olympics Footballers at the 1968 Summer Olympics Footballers at the 1962 Asian Games Association football defenders Asian Games competitors for Japan {{Japan-footy-defender-1930s-stub