What is Taizo Kawamoto?
{{Infobox football biography |name=Taizo Kawamoto |image= |image_size= |caption= |fullname=Taizo Kawamoto |birth_date={{Birth date|1914|1|17}} |birth_place=[[Seto, Aichi|Seto]], [[Aichi Prefecture|Aichi]], [[Japan]] |death_date={{Death date and age|1985|9|20|1914|1|17}} |death_place=[[Osaka]], [[Osaka Prefecture|Osaka]], [[Japan]] |height={{height|m=1.72}} |position=[[Forward]] |currentclub= |clubnumber= |youthyears1=1926–1930|youthclubs1=[[Ichioka High School]] |youthyears2=1931–1937|youthclubs2=[[Waseda University]] |years1=|clubs1=[[Waseda WMW]]|caps1=|goals1= |years2=|clubs2=[[Osaka SC]]|caps2=|goals2= |totalcaps=|totalgoals= |nationalyears1=1934–1954|nationalteam1=[[Japan national football team|Japan]]|nationalcaps1=9|nationalgoals1=4 |manageryears1=1958|managerclubs1=[[Japan national football team|Japan]] |medaltemplates= }} {{Nihongo|'''Taizo Kawamoto'''|川本 泰三|Kawamoto Taizo|January 17, 1914 – September 20, 1985}} was a [[Japan]]ese [[Association football|football]] player and manager. He played for the [[Japan national football team|Japan national team]]. He also managed Japan national team. ==Biography== Kawamoto was born in [[Seto, Aichi|Seto]] on January 17, 1914. He played for [[Waseda WMW]] which was consisted of his alma mater [[Waseda University]] players and graduates. The club won the 2nd place at 1940 [[Emperor's Cup]]. In 1941, Kawamoto served in the military for [[World War II]] and was detained in the [[Soviet Union]] following the war for 4 years ([[Japanese prisoners of war in the Soviet Union]]). In December 1949, when he was 35 years old, he returned to Japan and came back as player at [[Osaka SC]]. Osaka SC won the 2nd place at [[Emperor's Cup]] 3 times (1951, 1952 and 1953). In May 1934, when Kawamoto was a [[Waseda University]] student, he was selected the [[Japan national football team|Japan national team]] for [[Far Eastern Championship Games]] in [[Manila]]. At this competition, on May 13, he debuted and scored a goal against [[Indonesia national football team|Dutch East Indies]]