Kunishige Kamamoto, widely regarded as the best striker in Japanese football history after scoring an all-time men's record 75 goals in 76 games, died Sunday of pneumonia, the Japan Football Association said. He was 81.The Kyoto native won the bronze medal at the 1968 Olympics in Mexico, where he was the tournament's top scorer with seven goals, helping Japan achieve their best finish to date at the Summer Games.Known for his ferocious shot and all-around scoring abilities modeled on Portugal icon Eusebio, Kamamoto set a Japan Soccer League record with 202 goals and 79 assists and finished …READ FULL ARTICLE
