List of international goals scored by Kunishige Kamamoto

Kamamoto scored 75 international goals after making his debut for Japan in 1964

Kunishige Kamamoto was a Japanese football player who won the bronze medal with the Japan national team at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, finishing as the tournament's top scorer with seven goals, ^[1] and is the all-time leading goalscorer for Japan. ^[2]

On 3 March 1964, when Kamamoto was a Waseda University student, he debuted and scored a goal for the Japan national team against the Singapore national football team. ^[3] In October, he was selected by Japan for the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. He played in all matches and scored one goal.

In 1968, Kamamoto was also selected by Japan for the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, where Japan won the bronze medal and Kamamoto was the top scorer. He played in all matches for his country and scored seven goals. In 2018, this team was inducted to the Japan Football Hall of Fame.^{[ citation needed ]}

Kamamoto played at the Football at the 1966 Asian Games. In the 1970s, after many Olympic players left the national team, he continued being selected. He played at the 1970 and 1974 Asian Games. He retired from the national team in 1977, having played in 76 matches and having scored 75 goals. ^[4] Kamamoto, however, has been recognized with 80 goals in 84 appearances from the Japan Football Association, and previously as well by FIFA, ^{[5] [6]} but he isn't mentioned with this tally in their latest publications. ^[7]

Goals

Japan scores listed first.

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Result	Competition
1	3 March 1964	Singapore	Singapore	2–1	Friendly
2	14 March 1965	Hong Kong	Hong Kong	2–1	Friendly
3
4	22 March 1965	Rangoon, Burma	Burma	1–1	Friendly
5	11 December 1966	Chulalongkorn University Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand	Iran	3–1	1966 Asian Games
6	14 December 1966	Chulalongkorn University Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand	Malaysia	1–0	1966 Asian Games
7	16 December 1966	Chulalongkorn University Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand	Singapore	5–1	1966 Asian Games
8
9	17 December 1966	Chulalongkorn University Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand	Thailand	5–1	1966 Asian Games
10	19 December 1966	Chulalongkorn University Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand	Singapore	2–0	1966 Asian Games
11	27 September 1967	Tokyo National Stadium, Tokyo, Japan	Philippines	15–0	1968 Summer Olympics qualifiers
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13
14
15
16
17	30 September 1967	Tokyo National Stadium, Tokyo, Japan	Taiwan	4–0	1968 Summer Olympics qualifiers
18
19
20	3 October 1967	Tokyo National Stadium, Tokyo, Japan	Lebanon	3–1	1968 Summer Olympics qualifiers
21	7 October 1967	Tokyo National Stadium, Tokyo, Japan	South Korea	3–3	1968 Summer Olympics qualifiers
22	30 March 1968	Sydney, Australia	Australia	2–2	Friendly
23
24	4 April 1968	Adelaide, Australia	Australia	3–1	Friendly
25
26	14 October 1968	Estadio Cuauhtémoc, Puebla, Mexico	Nigeria	3–0	1968 Summer Olympics
27
28
29	10 December 1970	Bangkok, Thailand	Malaysia	1–0	1970 Asian Games
30	16 December 1970	Bangkok, Thailand	Indonesia	2–1	1970 Asian Games
31
32	28 July 1971	Idrætsparken, Copenhagen, Denmark	Denmark	2–3	Friendly
33
34	27 September 1971	Seoul, South Korea	Philippines	8–1	1972 Summer Olympics qualifiers
35
36
37	29 September 1971	Seoul, South Korea	Taiwan	5–1	1972 Summer Olympics qualifiers
38
39
40	12 July 1972	Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Khmer Republic	4–1	1972 Merdeka Tournament
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42
43
44	16 July 1972	Perak Stadium, Ipoh, Malaysia	Sri Lanka	5–0	1972 Merdeka Tournament
45
46
47
48
49	18 July 1972	Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Philippines	5–1	1972 Merdeka Tournament
50	22 July 1972	Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Malaysia	1–3	1972 Merdeka Tournament
51	4 August 1972	Singapore	Philippines	4–1	Pesta Sukan Tournament
52
53	14 September 1972	National Olympic Stadium, Tokyo, Japan	South Korea	2–2	Japan-Korea Annual Match
54
55	20 May 1973	Dongdaemun Stadium, Seoul, South Korea	South Vietnam	4–0	1974 FIFA World Cup qualification
56
57	3 September 1974	Amjadieh Stadium, Tehran, Iran	Philippines	4–0	1974 Asian Games
58
59
60	28 September 1974	National Olympic Stadium, Tokyo, Japan	South Korea	4–1	Japan-Korea Annual Match
61
62	4 August 1975	Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Bangladesh	3–0	1975 Merdeka Tournament
63
64	7 August 1975	Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Indonesia	4–1	1975 Merdeka Tournament
65
66	14 August 1975	Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Burma	2–0	1975 Merdeka Tournament
67	25 January 1976	National Olympic Stadium, Tokyo, Japan	Bulgaria	1–3	Asahi International Soccer Tournament
68	27 March 1976	Seoul, South Korea	South Korea	2–2	1976 Summer Olympics qualifiers
69
70	8 August 1976	Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	India	5–1	1976 Merdeka Tournament
71	10 August 1976	Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Indonesia	6–0	1976 Merdeka Tournament
72	13 August 1976	Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Burma	2–2	1976 Merdeka Tournament
73	16 August 1976	Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Thailand	2–2	1976 Merdeka Tournament
74
75	20 August 1976	Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Malaysia	2–2	1976 Merdeka Tournament

Hat-tricks

See also: List of Japan national football team hat-tricks

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Goals	Result	Competition
1	27 September 1967	Tokyo National Stadium, Tokyo, Japan	Philippines	6 – (29', 32', 40', 62', 86', 90')	15–0	1968 Summer Olympics qualifiers
2	30 September 1967	Tokyo National Stadium, Tokyo, Japan	Taiwan	3 – (50', 57', 76')	4–0	1968 Summer Olympics qualifiers
3	14 October 1968	Estadio Cuauhtémoc, Puebla, Mexico	Nigeria	3 – (44', 88', 90')	3–0	1968 Summer Olympics
4	27 September 1971	Seoul, South Korea	Philippines	3 – (30', 32', 86')	8–1	1972 Summer Olympics qualifiers
5	29 September 1971	Seoul, South Korea	Taiwan	3 – (57', 70', 84')	5–1	1972 Summer Olympics qualifiers
6	12 July 1972	Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Khmer Republic	4 – (26', 65', 73')	4–1	1972 Merdeka Tournament
7	16 July 1972	Perak Stadium, Ipoh, Malaysia	Sri Lanka	5 – (13', 27', 30', 78', 90')	5–0	1972 Merdeka Tournament
8	3 September 1974	Amjadieh Stadium, Tehran, Iran	Philippines	3 – (23', 59', 67')	4–0	1974 Asian Games

Statistics

Goals by year National team Year Apps Goals Japan 1964 2 1 1965 3 3 1966 7 6 1967 5 11 1968 4 7 1969 0 0 1970 6 3 1971 6 8 1972 8 15 1973 3 2 1974 5 5 1975 7 5 1976 16 9 1977 4 0 Total 76 75

Goals by competition Competition Goals FIFA World Cup qualification 2 Summer Olympics 3 Summer Olympics qualifiers 19 Asian Games 12 Friendlies [a] 39 Total 75

Goals by opponent Opponent Goals   Philippines 15   South Korea 7   Taiwan 6   Indonesia 5   Sri Lanka 5   Australia 4   Khmer Republic 4   Malaysia 4   Singapore 4   Burma 3   Nigeria 3   Thailand 3   Bangladesh 2   Denmark 2   Hong Kong 2   South Vietnam 2   Bulgaria 1   India 1   Iran 1   Lebanon 1 Total 75

See also

• List of top international men's football goalscorers by country
• List of men's footballers with 50 or more international goals

Notes

1. Including international friendly tournaments such as the Merdeka Tournament, Asahi International Soccer Tournament, Pesta Sukan Tournament and Japan–Korea Annual Match.

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