Takeshi Kamo Explained
was a Japanese football player who represented the Japan national team. His brother Shogo Kamo also played for Japan national team.
National team career
Kamo was born in
Hamamatsu on February 8, 1915. In 1936, when he was a
Waseda University student, he was selected for the
Japan national team for the
1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin.
[1] He debuted against
Sweden at this competition on August 4. Japan completed a come-from-behind victory against Sweden. The first victory in the Olympics for Japan and a historic victory over one of the powerhouses became later known as "Miracle of Berlin" (ベルリンの奇跡) in Japan. On August 7, he also played against
Italy. He played two games for Japan in 1936.
[2] His younger brother
Shogo Kamo was also an Olympic footballer for Japan.
[3] In 2016, this team was selected for the
Japan Football Hall of Fame.
On March 26, 2004, Kamo died of heart failure at Miyamae Hospital in Kawasaki at the age of 89. He was the last surviving member of his team from the 1936 Olympics.[4]
National team statistics
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External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Takeshi Kamo . Olympedia . 23 September 2021.
- http://www.jfootball-db.com/en/players/kamo_takeshi.html Japan National Football Team Database
- https://web.archive.org/web/20200417212850/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ka/takeshi-kamo-1.html sports-reference
- News: https://www.nikkansports.com/ns/general/personal/2004/pe-040326.html. ja:加茂健氏（１９３６年ベルリン五輪サッカー日本代表）心不全のため死去. Mr. Takeshi Kamo (Japanese representative in football at the 1936 Olympics) dies of heart failure. Nikkan Sports. 2004-03-26. 2017-10-12.
