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Japanese Soccer Legend Kunishige Kamamoto Dies at 81
OSAKA PREFECTURE, JAPAN, AUG 10 – Kamamoto scored 75 goals in 76 matches and was vice president of the Japan Football Association for eight years, dying after prolonged pneumonia treatment.
- Kunishige Kamamoto, Japan’s record goalscorer and former football association vice president, died of pneumonia on August 10, 2025, in Osaka Prefecture.
- Kamamoto’s death followed years of medical treatment after a distinguished playing career that began with his national team debut in 1964 and retirement in 1984.
- He played 76 international matches, scored a national record 75 goals, led Japan to its first Olympic soccer medal with a 1968 bronze, and scored seven goals as the tournament’s top scorer.
- Kamamoto served as a lawmaker from 1995 to 2001, later took on the role of coach for Gamba Osaka, and in 2005, he earned a place in Japan’s Football Hall of Fame.
- His passing prompted mourning actions including a moment of silence and mourning badges at a J1 League match, reflecting his lasting legacy in Japanese football.
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Kunishy Kamamoto shaped Japan's football like hardly any other - and even faced a commitment in the Bundesliga. Now the record goaltender died at the age of 81.
Kunishy Kamamoto shaped Japan's football like hardly any other - and even faced a commitment in the Bundesliga. Now the record goaltender died at the age of 81.
[NHK] Kunishige Kamamoto, a former member of the Japanese national soccer team who holds the all-time record for most goals scored by a men's player and contributed to Japan's bronze medal win at the 1968 Mexico Olympics...
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