Kamamoto Kunishige, a former J.League Gamba Osaka manager and former House of Councillors member Kamamoto Kunishige, a former member of the House of Councillors and a former member of the House of Councillors, was a leading striker born in the Japanese soccer world and the driving force behind the bronze medal at the 1968 Mexico Olympics, passed away at a hospital in Osaka Prefecture due to pneumonia at 4:04am on the 10th. 81 years old.
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On August 25th, 1984, Kamamoto's retirement match was held at the National Stadium in Tokyo. He played against the Japan League selection as a Yanmar player, and Pele, the king of soccer, played for “friendship participation.”
Approximately 62,000 fans, including 500 people in the all-nighters, came to watch Kamamoto's final play. Kamamoto scored the first goal in the 15th minute of the first half, bringing his 548th goal in his life. “I have no regrets about my soccer career,” he said.
◆Kamamoto's score
Japan Youth Team = 6 points
Japan National Team (including A Match and others) = 158 points
Emperor's Cup (Waseda University) = 14 points
Kanto University League (Waseda University) = 45 points
University Championship (Waseda University) = 4 points
University Championship match (Waseda University) = 3 points
Expedition match etc. (Waseda University) = 8 points
Japan League (Yanmar) = 202 points
Emperor's Cup (Yanmar) = 46 points
International match (Yanmar) = 18 points
JSL Cup (Yanmar) = 9 points
Japan League Selection = 3 points
Japan League East and West Competition = 21 points
Kyoto Selection = 6 points
Retirement matches, etc. = 5 points
