was a Japanese

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player. He played for Japan national team. His brother

Takeshi Kamo was a Japanese football player who represented the Japan national team. His brother Shogo Kamo also played for Japan national team. National team career Kamo was born in Hamamatsu on February 8, 1915. In 1936, when he was a Waseda University ...

also played for Japan national team.

Club career

Kamo was born in

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on December 12, 1915. He played for

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. He won the

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with Sei Fuwa, Sekiji Sasano, Kunitaka Sueoka,

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, and the rest of the team. After graduating from university, he played for

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, which consisted of players who were fellow Waseda University alumni.

National team career

In 1936, when Kamo was a

student, he was selected for the Japan national team for the

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. At this competition, he debuted against

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on August 4. He assisted

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and

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with goals, and Japan completed a come-from-behind victory. The first victory in the Olympics for Japan and a historic victory over one of the powerhouses later became known as the "Miracle of Berlin" ( ベルリンの奇跡) in Japan. In 2016, this team was selected for the

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. On August 7, he also played against

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. He played two games for Japan in 1936.Japan National Football Team Database
/ref> His older brother

was also an Olympic footballer for Japan. On September 14, 1977, Kamo collapsed during training for an exhibition match at the

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. He died of a

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at a hospital at the age of 61.

National team statistics

References

External links

* *
Japan National Football Team Database
(Japan team at 1936 Olympics) at

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