is a former

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football player and manager. He managed the Japan national team.

Playing career

Kamo was born in Ashiya on October 29, 1939. After graduation from

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, he played for

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from 1965 to 1967.

Coaching career

In 1974, Kamo became manager for

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. In 1991, he became manager for

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(later,

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) 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

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was promoted to manager. In 1999, Kamo became manager for

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until June 2000. Starting in 2001, he managed a number of universities such as Shobi University, Osaka Gakuin University, and his alma mater

. In 2017, he was selected for the

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Managerial statistics

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References

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