Japanese association football player (1915-2004)

Takeshi Kamo

Takeshi Kamo was a Japanese football player who represented the Japan national team.

By globalcelebwiki Editorial Desk, adapted from Wikipedia · Published 29 September 2026

Profession
Japanese association football player (1915-2004)
Born
8 February 1915
Birthplace
Hamamatsu
Nationality
Japanese
Portrait of Takeshi Kamo
Photo: Photographer: unknown, Editor/Publisher: Asahi-Shinbun · Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons

Overview

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

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.

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