Kazuyoshi Miura
Japanese footballer (born 1967) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Kazuyoshi Miura (三浦 知良, Miura Kazuyoshi, born 26 February 1967), often known simply as Kazu (nicknamed "King Kazu"[2]), is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a forward for Liga Portugal 2 club Oliveirense, on loan from J1 League club Yokohama FC.[3][4][5] He is the world's oldest active player to score in a professional match.[6]
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Date of birth | (1967-02-26) 26 February 1967 (age 57)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Shizuoka, Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Forward | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Team information | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Current team |
U.D. Oliveirense (on loan from Yokohama FC) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Number | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1982 | Shizuoka Gakuen High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1982–1986 | Juventus-SP | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
1986 | Santos | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
1986 | Palmeiras | 25 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||
1986 | Matsubara | 5 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
1987 | CRB | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
1987–1988 | XV de Jaú | 25 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||
1988–1989 | Coritiba | 21 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||
1989–1990 | Santos | 11 | (3) | ||||||||||||||||||||
1990–1998 | Verdy Kawasaki[lower-alpha 1] | 192 | (117) | ||||||||||||||||||||
1994–1995 | → Genoa (loan) | 21 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
1999 | Dinamo Zagreb | 12 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
1999–2000 | Kyoto Purple Sanga | 41 | (21) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2001–2005 | Vissel Kobe | 103 | (24) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2005– | Yokohama FC | 278 | (27) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2005 | → Sydney FC (loan) | 4 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2022 | → Suzuka Point Getters (loan) | 18 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2023– | → Oliveirense (loan) | 8 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
International career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1990–2000 | Japan | 89 | (55) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2012 | Japan (futsal) | 6 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:39, 26 February 2024 (UTC) |
He played for the Japan national team from 1990 to 2000, and was the first Japanese recipient of the IFFHS Asia's Footballer of the Year award.[7][8][9] Miura, whose rise to fame in Japan coincided with the launch of the J.League in 1993, was arguably Japan's first superstar in football. He is also known for his trademark "Kazu Feint" and his famous "Kazu dance", when he scores notable goals or produces such plays.
Miura holds the records for being the oldest active goalscorer in the J-League,[10] the footballer with the world's longest professional career,[11] and, as of 2024, is the oldest professional footballer in the world at 57.[12] He also holds the unique distinction of having played professional football in five separate decades (1980s–2020s).[13] His elder brother Yasutoshi is a former professional footballer.[14]