Mitsuo Kamata

is a former Japanese football player. He played for the Japan national team.

Biography
Kamata was born in Ibaraki Prefecture on December 16, 1937. After graduating from Chuo University, he joined Furukawa Electric in 1960. He won 1960, 1961 and 1964 Emperor's Cup. In 1965, Furukawa Electric joined new league Japan Soccer League. He retired in 1974. He played 106 games and scored 6 goals in the league. He was selected Best Eleven in 1967, 1968 and 1969.

On December 25, 1958, when Kamata was a Chuo University student, he debuted for the Japan national team against Hong Kong. He played at 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo and 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City. He played in all match at both tournament and Japan won Bronze Medal in 1968. In 2018, this team was selected Japan Football Hall of Fame. He also played at 1962 Asian Games. He played 44 games and scored 2 goals for Japan until 1958.

After retirement, Kamata became a manager for Furukawa Electric as Saburo Kawabuchi successor in 1976 and managed until 1978. The club won the champions in 1976 Japan Soccer League, 1976 Emperor's Cup and 1977 JSL Cup. In 1981, he signed with Japanese Regional Leagues club Daikyo Oil (later Cosmo Oil). He led the club to won league champions 4 times and promoted the club to Japan Soccer League Division 2 in 1986. He resigned in 1991. In 2007, he was selected Japan Football Hall of Fame.

Statistics

|-
|1965||rowspan="10"|Furukawa Electric||rowspan="10"|JSL Division 1||14||2
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|1966||14||0
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|1967||14||1
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|1968||13||0
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|1969||14||1
|-
|1970||13||1
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|1971||14||1
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|1972||7||0
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|1973||3||0
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|1974||0||0
106||6
106||6
|}
Japan National Football Team Database

|-
|1958||2||0
|-
|1959||10||0
|-
|1960||0||0
|-
|1961||7||1
|-
|1962||7||1
|-
|1963||4||0
|-
|1964||2||0
|-
|1965||3||0
|-
|1966||0||0
|-
|1967||2||0
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|1968||3||0
|-
|1969||4||0
|-
!Total||44||2
|}

References

Other websites

Japan Football Hall of Fame at Japan Football Association
Japan Football Hall of Fame (Japan team at 1968 Olympics) at Japan Football Association

Category:1937 births
Category:Living people
Category:Footballers from Ibaraki Prefecture
Category:Japan international footballers
Category:Japan Soccer League players
Category:JEF United Chiba players
Category:Footballers at the 1964 Summer Olympics
Category:Footballers at the 1968 Summer Olympics
Category:Olympic medalists in football
Category:Olympic bronze medalists for Japan
Category:Medalists at the 1968 Summer Olympics