Shu Kamo

is a former Japanese football player and manager. He managed Japan national team.

Shu Kamo

Personal information
Full name	Shu Kamo
Date of birth	(1939-10-29) October 29, 1939
Place of birth	Ashiya, Hyogo, Japan
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position	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)
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

Biography

Kamo was born in Ashiya on October 29, 1939. After graduation from Kwansei Gakuin University, he played for Japan Soccer League club Yanmar Diesel from 1965 to 1967.

In 1974, Kamo became a manager for Nissan Motors. In 1991, he became a 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	Korea Republic	1–2
4	October 4	Almaty	Kazakhstan	1–1

In 1999, Kamo became a 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.

Other websites

• Japan Football Hall of Fame at Japan Football Association