Takeshi Kamo
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Takeshi Kamo | ||
Date of birth | February 8, 1915 | ||
Place of birth | Hamamatsu, Shizuoka, Empire of Japan | ||
Date of death | March 26, 2004 | (aged 89)||
Place of death | Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Youth career | |||
Years | Team | ||
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1932–1937 | Waseda University | ||
National team | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1936 | Japan | 2 | (0) |
Takeshi Kamo (加茂 健, Kamo Takeshi, February 8, 1915 – March 26, 2004) was a Japanese football player. He played for Japan national team. His brother Shogo Kamo also played for Japan national team.
National team career[]
Miracle of Berlin (1936 Olympics 1st round v Sweden on August 4) |
Kamo was born in Hamamatsu on February 8, 1915. In 1936, when he was a Waseda University student, he was selected Japan national team for 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin. At this competition, on August 4, he debuted against Sweden. Japan completed a come-from-behind victory against Sweden. The first victory in Olympics for the Japan and the historic victory over one of the powerhouses became later known as "Miracle of Berlin" (ベルリンの奇跡) in Japan. In 2016, this team was selected Japan Football Hall of Fame. On August 7, he also played against Italy. He played 2 games for Japan in 1936.[1] His younger brother Shogo Kamo was also an Olympic footballer for Japan.[2]
On March 26, 2004, Kamo died of heart failure at Miyamae Hospital in Kawasaki at the age of 89. He was the last surviving member of his team from the 1936 Olympics.[3]
National team statistics[]
Japan national team | ||
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Year | Apps | Goals |
1936 | 2 | 0 |
Total | 2 | 0 |
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b Japan National Football Team Database
- ^ sports-reference
- ^ 加茂健氏(1936年ベルリン五輪サッカー日本代表)心不全のため死去 [Mr. Takeshi Kamo (Japanese representative in football at the 1936 Olympics) dies of heart failure]. Nikkan Sports. 2004-03-26. Retrieved 2017-10-12.
External links[]
- Takeshi Kamo – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Takeshi Kamo at National-Football-Teams.com
- Japan National Football Team Database
- Japan Football Hall of Fame (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
- Japanese football forward stubs