Shu Kamo Explained

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		6–3
2	September 19	Abu Dhabi, UAE		0–0
3	September 28	Tokyo, Japan		1–2
4	October 4	Almaty, 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]