Takeshi Kamo

Takeshi Kamo
加茂 健

Personal information
Full name	Takeshi Kamo
Date of birth	(1915-02-08)February 8, 1915
Place of birth	Hamamatsu, Shizuoka, Empire of Japan
Date of death	March 26, 2004(2004-03-26) (aged 89)
Place of death	Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan
Position(s)	Forward
Youth career
????	Hamamatsu Daiichi High School
1932–1937	Waseda University
International career
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1936	Japan	2	(0)

Takeshi Kamo (加茂 健, Kamo Takeshi, February 8, 1915 – March 26, 2004) was a Japanese football player who represented the Japan national team. His brother Shogo Kamo also played for Japan national team.

National team career

Sano Horie Oita Takeuchi Tatsuhara Kim Ukon T. Kamo Matsunaga Kawamoto S. Kamo

Miracle of Berlin (1936 Olympics 1st round v Sweden on August 4)

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. 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. His younger brother Shogo Kamo was also an Olympic footballer for Japan. 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.

National team statistics

Japan national team
Year	Apps	Goals
1936	2	0
Total	2	0

External links

• Takeshi Kamo – FIFA competition record (archived)
• Takeshi 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