2023-07-12 09:06:17
Passion knows no age… Former Japanese international Kazuyoshi Miura is the perfect example. The person concerned, who blew his 56 candles in February, is still not decided to retire and will continue his career for a few more months.
Oliveirense, a Portuguese second division club, has indeed announced on its social networks that an agreement has been reached with the player for a one-season extension. The striker, who made three appearances for the club after being loaned out by Yokohama FC last February, will therefore remain in Portugal next season.
The 56-year-old Japanese striker played his first match with Oliveirense, in Portuguese D2, and became the oldest player in Portuguese football history! pic.twitter.com/1A3aV1dH7P
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Miura, and her few gray hairs, wants to continue playing until she is 60 years old. “There will be times when I won’t be in games, but I want to stay motivated and do what I can where I can,” he recently told Nikkan Sports daily.
Known as “King Kazu” in his country, Miura is one of the few players to have played on four different continents. The globetrotter made his debut in 1986 with Brazilian club Santos and has also played in Japan, Italy, Croatia and Australia.
One of Asia’s best-known footballers in the 1990s, he helped put Japanese football on the map when the professional J-League was launched in 1993.
After making his first professional dribbles in Brazil, Miura joined the Japanese championship in 1990. He was left out of the selection when the “Samurai Blue” first participated in the final phase of the World Cup in 1998, although he has scored 55 goals in 89 games for the national team.
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