Shogo Kamo
| Personal information | |||||||||||
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| Full name | Shogo Kamo | ||||||||||
| Date of birth | December 12, 1915 | ||||||||||
| Place of birth | Hamamatsu, Shizuoka, Empire of Japan | ||||||||||
| Date of death | September 14, 1977 (aged 61) | ||||||||||
| Place of death | Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan | ||||||||||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||
| Hamamatsu Daiichi High School | |||||||||||
| Waseda University | |||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||
| Waseda WMW | |||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||
| 1936 | Japan | 2 | (0) | ||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||
Shogo Kamo (加茂 正五, Kamo Shōgo, December 12, 1915 – September 14, 1977) was a Japanese football player. He played for Japan national team. His brother Takeshi Kamo also played for Japan national team.
Club career
Kamo was born in Hamamatsu on December 12, 1915.[1] He played for Waseda University. He won the 1938 Emperor's Cup with Sei Fuwa, Sekiji Sasano, Kunitaka Sueoka, Hidetoki Takahashi, and the rest of the team. After graduating from university, he played for Waseda WMW, which consisted of players who were fellow Waseda University alumni.
National team career
In 1936, when Kamo was a Waseda University student, he was selected for the Japan national team for the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin.[2] At this competition, he debuted against Sweden on August 4. He assisted Taizo Kawamoto and Tokutaro Ukon with goals, and Japan completed a come-from-behind victory. The first victory in the Olympics for Japan and a historic victory over one of the powerhouses later became known as the "Miracle of Berlin" (ベルリンの奇跡) in Japan. In 2016, this team was selected for the Japan Football Hall of Fame. On August 7, he also played against Italy. He played two games for Japan in 1936.[3] His older brother Takeshi Kamo was also an Olympic footballer for Japan.[4]
On September 14, 1977, Kamo collapsed during training for an exhibition match at the National Stadium in Shinjuku, Tokyo. He died of a myocardial infarction at a hospital at the age of 61.
National team statistics
| Japan national team[3] | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 1936 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | 2 | 0 |
References
- ^ Japan Football Association official site(in Japanese)
- ^ "Shogo Kamo". Olympedia. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
- ^ a b Japan National Football Team Database
- ^ "Shogo Kamo Biography and Statistics". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2009-06-16.
External links
- Shogo Kamo – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Shogo Kamo at National-Football-Teams.com
- Japan National Football Team Database
- Japan Football Hall of Fame (Japan team at 1936 Olympics) at Japan Football Association
