Kazuyoshi Miura he doesn’t want to stop. The Japanese footballer, who will turn 59 in February and is the professional player oldest in the worldsigned a contract until June on loan with the Fukushima Uniteda Japanese third division team.
The former striker of Japanwho began his career with the Santos In the 1986 and also passed by Serie A with the shirt of Genoafailed to score in the 69 minutes he played in seven games on loan last season all’Atletico Suzuka, fourth division club. “My passion for football it is not changedno matter how old he is,” he declared shortly before starting the 41st season as a professional footballer.
“I’m very grateful to have had this opportunity. I promise that I will give my all to make my contribution. Let’s write history together!” Known in Japan as “King Kazu”, this will be the fourth loan of Miura from 2022 on Yokohama FCteam of J2 League (second Japanese series). Miura signed for the club in 2005, but has not played for them since 2020.
In the past it was also a flag of national giappponesewith which he scored 55 goals in 89 games until 2000 – the year of his last match with Japan – two years after his excellent one exclusion dal Japan ai World Cup of 1998, for the first time in one final phase of the World Cup.
Miura, who said he want to play up to age 60, he said be ready ad “accept a new one challenge” after being relegated last season to the Japanese regional leagues Fukushima – his new club – ranked at tenth place in the third division last season.
His career it took place largely in Japanbut Miura also has experience in Italiaone in Portugal and one in Australia. In Italy he wore the shirt of Genoa in Serie A in 1994/95, while in Portugal that of Oliveirense – second Portuguese series – between 2022 and 2024. The Australian experience is less recent and shorter, with the Sidney Fcin 2006.
