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Japan football legend Kunishige Kamamoto passes away aged 81
Kunishige Kamamoto, Japan's record goalscorer with 75 goals in 76 matches, passed way on Sunday. He was 81.
The former forward played 13 years for the Samurai Blue and spent his entire club career at Yanmar Diesel, now known as Cerezo Osaka.
'Kumamoto Kunishige, former vice president of the Japan Football Association, had been undergoing medical treatment for some time and passed away at 4:04 a.m. on August 10th at a hospital in Osaka Prefecture due to pneumonia,' the Japanese Football Association said in a statement.
Kamamoto helped Japan win the bronze medal at the 1968 Olympics, where he finished as the highest goalscorer (7 goals) — the country's best finish in men's football to date.
In 2005, he was inducted into Japan football's Hall of Fame.
Later, he coached Matsushita Electric and Gamba Osaka and then served as the vice president of Japan Football Association for eight years from 1998.
'In memory of his achievements, GAMBA OSAKA will hold a moment of silence before the match against Fagiano Okayama in the 25th Sec. of the MEIJI YASUDA J1 LEAGUE , which kicks off at 7pm today, and players and staff will wear mourning badges,' Osaka said in a statement.
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