was a Japanese
football player who represented the
Japan national team. His brother
Shogo Kamo
was a Japanese football player. He played for Japan national team. His brother Takeshi Kamo also played for Japan national team.
Club career
Kamo was born in Hamamatsu on December 12, 1915. He played for Waseda University. He won the 1938 Emp ...
also played for Japan national team.
National team career
Kamo was born in
Hamamatsu
is a city located in western Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. the city had an estimated population of 791,707 in 340,591 households, making it the prefecture's largest city, and a population density of . The total area of the site was .
Overview
Ha ...
on February 8, 1915. In 1936, when he was a
Waseda University
, mottoeng = Independence of scholarship
, established = 21 October 1882
, type = Private
, endowment =
, president = Aiji Tanaka
, city = Shinjuku
, state = Tokyo
, country = Japan
, students = 47,959
, undergrad = 39,382
, postgrad ...
student, he was selected for tge
Japan national team for the
1936 Summer Olympics in
Berlin
Berlin ( , ) is the capital and List of cities in Germany by population, largest city of Germany by both area and population. Its 3.7 million inhabitants make it the European Union's List of cities in the European Union by population within ci ...
. He debuted against
Sweden at this competition on August 4. Japan completed a come-from-behind victory against Sweden. The first victory in the Olympics for Japan and a historic victory over one of the powerhouses became later known as "Miracle of Berlin" (
ベルリンの奇跡) in Japan. On August 7, he also played against
Italy
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. He played two games for Japan in 1936.
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/ref> His younger brother Shogo Kamo
was a Japanese football player. He played for Japan national team. His brother Takeshi Kamo also played for Japan national team.
Club career
Kamo was born in Hamamatsu on December 12, 1915. He played for Waseda University. He won the 1938 Emp ...
was also an Olympic footballer for Japan. In 2016, this team was selected for the Japan Football Hall of Fame is housed at the Japan Football Museum ( :ja:日本サッカーミュージアム), in JFA House in Bunkyo, Tokyo. The Hall aims to celebrate the achievements of the all-time top Japanese football players, managers, and other persons who have been ...
.
On March 26, 2004, Kamo died of heart failure at Miyamae Miyamae (written: 宮前) is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include:
*, member of the Japanese idol girl group SKE48
*, Japanese pop singer
*, Japanese Zen Buddhist rōshi
See also
*Miyamae-ku, Kawasaki
is one of the 7 wa ...
Hospital in Kawasaki at the age of 89. He was the last surviving member of his team from the 1936 Olympics.
National team statistics
References
External links
*
*
Japan National Football Team Database
(Japan team at 1936 Olympics) at Japan Football Association
1915 births
2004 deaths
Waseda University alumni
Association football people from Shizuoka Prefecture
Japanese footballers
Japan international footballers
Olympic footballers of Japan
Footballers at the 1936 Summer Olympics
Association football forwards
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