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 (age 85)
Place of birth	Ashiya, Hyogo, Empire of Japan
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Youth career
	Ashiya High School
College career
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
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
#	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. ^[1]

Managerial statistics

^[2]

Team	From	To	Record
			G	W	D	L	Win %
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

Honours

• Japan Football Hall of Fame: Inducted in 2017^[3]

References

1. "KAMO Shu". Japan Football Association. Retrieved February 20, 2024.
2. J.League Data Site(in Japanese)
3. "KAMO Shu". Japan Football Association. Retrieved March 31, 2024.

External links

• Shu Kamo manager profile at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
• Japan Football Hall of Fame at Japan Football Association
• Profile Archived 2020-03-24 at the Wayback Machine at sskamo.co.jp