| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Shu Kamo | ||
| Date of birth | (1939-10-29)October 29, 1939 (age 85) | ||
| Place of birth | Ashiya,Hyogo,Japan | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Ashiya High School | |||
| 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 | |||
Shu Kamo (加茂 周,Kamo Shu, born October 29, 1939) is a formerJapanesefootball player and manager. He managedJapan national team.
Kamo was born inAshiya on October 29, 1939. After graduation fromKwansei Gakuin University, he played forJapan Soccer League clubYanmar Diesel from 1965 to 1967.
In 1974, Kamo became a manager forNissan Motors. In 1991, he became a manager forAll Nippon Airways (laterYokohama Flügels) and won the 1993Emperor's Cup. In December 1994, he was namedJapan national team manager, replacingPaulo Roberto Falcão. In October 1997, at the1998 World Cup qualification final round, after 4 games, he was dismissed and assistant coachTakeshi Okada was promoted to be the new manager.
| 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification final round | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Result |
| 1 | September 7 |  Tokyo |  Uzbekistan | 6–3 |
| 2 | September 19 |  Abu Dhabi | United Arab Emirates | 0–0 |
| 3 | September 28 | Tokyo |  South Korea | 1–2 |
| 4 | October 4 |  Almaty | Kazakhstan | 1–1 |
In 1999, Kamo became a manager forKyoto Purple Sanga until June 2000. From 2001, he managed a number of universities such asShobi University,Osaka Gakuin University and his alma materKwansei Gakuin University. In 2017, he was selected to theJapan Football Hall of Fame.
Thisshort article about a Japanese sports person can be made longer. You can help Wikipedia byadding to it. | ||