Shu Kamo

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

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#DateVenueOpponentResult1September 7 Tokyo6–32September 19 Abu Dhabi0–03September 28 Tokyo1–24October 4 Almaty1–1

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.

References

Other websites

Japan Football Hall of Fame at Japan Football Association

Category:1939 births
Category:Living people
Category:Footballers from Hyōgo Prefecture
Category:Japanese football managers
Category:Japan Soccer League players
Category:Cerezo Osaka players
Category:Japan national football team managers