Shu Kamo

Shu Kamo
加茂周
Personal information
Full name	Shu Kamo
Date of birth	October 29, 1939 (age 85)
Place of birth	Ashiya, Hyogo, Empire of Japan
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Youth career
	Ashiya High School
College career
Years	Team
1961–1964	Kwansei Gakuin University
Senior career*
Years	Team
1965–1967	Yanmar Diesel
Total
Managerial career
1974–1984	Nissan Motors
1985–1989	Nissan Motors
1991–1994	Yokohama Flügels
1994–1997	Japan
1999–2000	Kyoto Purple Sanga
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Shu Kamo (加茂周, Kamo Shu, born October 29, 1939) is a former Japanese football player and manager. He managed the Japan national team.

Playing career

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

In 1974, Kamo became manager for Nissan Motors. In 1991, he became manager for All Nippon Airways (later, Yokohama Flügels) and won the 1993 Emperor's Cup. In December 1994, he was named the Japan national team manager, replacing Paulo Roberto Falcão. After four games at the 1998 World Cup qualification Final round in October 1997, he was dismissed and assistant coach Takeshi Okada was promoted to manager.

1998 FIFA World Cup qualification Final round
#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Result
1	September 7	Tokyo, Japan	Uzbekistan	6–3
2	September 19	Abu Dhabi, UAE	United Arab Emirates	0–0
3	September 28	Tokyo, Japan	South Korea	1–2
4	October 4	Almaty, Kazakhstan	Kazakhstan	1–1

In 1999, Kamo became manager for Kyoto Purple Sanga until June 2000. Starting in 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 for the Japan Football Hall of Fame. ^[1]