Shu Kamo

Shu Kamo
加茂周
Personal information
Full name	Shu Kamo
Date of birth	October 29, 1939 (age 81)
Place of birth	Ashiya, Hyogo, Empire of Japan
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Youth career
1961–1964	Kwansei Gakuin University
Senior career*
Teams managed
1974–1984	Nissan Motors
1985–1989	Nissan Motors
1991–1994	Yokohama Flügels
1994–1997	Japan
1999–2000	Kyoto Purple Sanga
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Shu Kamo (加茂周, Kamo Shu, born October 29, 1939) is a former Japanese football player and manager. He managed Japan national team.

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.

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 Japan national team manager, replacing Paulo Roberto Falcão. In October 1997, at the 1998 World Cup qualification Final round, after 4 games, he was dismissed and assistant coach Takeshi 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 manager for Kyoto Purple Sanga until June 2000. From 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 to the Japan Football Hall of Fame.

Team	From	To	Record
Team	From	To	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

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