Shogo Kamo

was a Japanese football player. He played for the Japan national team. His brother Takeshi Kamo also played for Japan national team.

Biography
Kamo was born in Hamamatsu on December 12, 1915.Japan Football Association official site He played for Waseda University. He won 1938 Emperor's Cup with Sei Fuwa, Sekiji Sasano, Kunitaka Sueoka, Hidetoki Takahashi and so on. After graduating from university, he played for Waseda WMW which was consisted of his alma mater Waseda University players and graduates.

In 1936, when Kamo was a Waseda University student, he was selected the Japan national team for 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin. At this competition, on August 4, he debuted against Sweden. He assisted Taizo Kawamoto and Tokutaro Ukon goals, and Japan completed a come-from-behind victory. 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. His older brother Takeshi Kamo was also an Olympic footballer for Japan.

On September 14, 1977, Kamo collapsed during training for exhibition match at National Stadium in Shinjuku, Tokyo. He died of myocardial infarction on the day at hospital at the age of 61.

Statistics
Japan National Football Team Database

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References

Other websites

Japan Football Hall of Fame (Japan team at 1936 Olympics) at Japan Football Association

Category:1915 births
Category:1977 deaths
Category:Footballers from Shizuoka Prefecture
Category:Japan international footballers
Category:Footballers at the 1936 Summer Olympics