| Mitsuo Kamata 鎌田 光夫 | |
| Fullname: | Mitsuo Kamata |
| Birth Date: | 16 December 1937 |
| Birth Place: | Ibaraki, Empire of Japan |
| Position: | Defender |
| Youthyears1: | 1953–1955 |
| Youthclubs1: | Hitachi Daiichi High School |
| Collegeyears1: | 1956–1959 |
| College1: | Chuo University |
| Years1: | 1960–1974 |
| Clubs1: | Furukawa Electric |
| Caps1: | 106 |
| Goals1: | 6 |
| Totalcaps: | 106 |
| Totalgoals: | 6 |
| Nationalyears1: | 1958–1969 |
| Nationalteam1: | Japan |
| Nationalcaps1: | 44 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 2 |
| Manageryears1: | 1976–1978 |
| Managerclubs1: | Furukawa Electric |
| Manageryears2: | 1981–1991 |
| Managerclubs2: | Cosmo Oil |
is a former Japanese football player and manager. He played for the Japan national team.
Kamata was born in Ibaraki Prefecture on December 16, 1937. After graduating from Chuo University, he joined Furukawa Electric in 1960. He won the 1960, 1961, and 1964 Emperor's Cup. In 1965, Furukawa Electric joined the new Japan Soccer League. He retired in 1974. He played 106 games and scored 6 goals in the league. He was selected for the 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 the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo and the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City.[1] He played in all matches at both tournaments and Japan won the bronze medal in 1968. In 2018, this team was selected for the Japan Football Hall of Fame. He also played at the 1962 Asian Games. He played 44 games and scored 2 goals for Japan until 1958.[2]
After retirement, Kamata became a manager for Furukawa Electric as Saburo Kawabuchi's successor in 1976 and managed until 1978. The club won the championship of the 1976 Japan Soccer League, 1976 Emperor's Cup, and 1977 JSL Cup. In 1981, he signed with the Japanese Regional Leagues club Daikyo Oil (later Cosmo Oil). He led the club to win league championship four times and promoted the club to the Japan Soccer League Division 2 in 1986. He resigned in 1991. In 2007, he was selected for the Japan Football Hall of Fame.
| Club performance | League | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | |
| Japan | League | ||||
| 1965 | Furukawa Electric | JSL Division 1 | 14 | 2 | |
| 1966 | 14 | 0 | |||
| 1967 | 14 | 1 | |||
| 1968 | 13 | 0 | |||
| 1969 | 14 | 1 | |||
| 1970 | 13 | 1 | |||
| 1971 | 14 | 1 | |||
| 1972 | 7 | 0 | |||
| 1973 | 3 | 0 | |||
| 1974 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 106 | 6 | |||
| Japan national team | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals | |
| 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 | |
| 1968 | 3 | 0 | |
| 1969 | 4 | 0 | |
| Total | 44 | 2 | |
| Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 10 August 1961 | 1–0 | Won | 1961 Merdeka Tournament | |||||||||||
| 2. | 21 September 1962 | 2–1 | Lost | Friendly | |||||||||||
| Correct as of 6 November 2016 | |||||||||||||||