Japanese striker Kazuyoshi Miura continued writing history when he started his career with Portuguese club Oliverense, the day before yesterday, at the age of 56.
The former international footballer joined the Portuguese club last February on loan until the end of the season from Yokohama FC, in search of new football challenges.
In his 38th season as a professional player, Miura entered injury time when his team was ahead of Academician de Vizio 4-1.
According to the Portuguese League website, Miura became “the oldest player to participate in Portuguese football” at the age of 56 years, one month and 24 days.
He is tested playing in the sixth country after Brazil, Japan, Italy, Croatia and Australia.
Miura, who is called “King Kazuo” in his country, began his professional career in 1986 with Brazilian club Santos.
He played last season in the ranks of the local Suzuka Point Jetters club in the fourth division, which is supervised by his older brother Yasutoshi, on loan from Yokohama FC.
In 2020, Miura became the oldest Japanese player in the first division in history at the age of 53 years and nine months, and before that in 2017 he became the oldest player to score in a professional match, surpassing English legend Stanley Matthews.
In September 2020, he also became the oldest player to start a Serie A match.
Miura was one of the most popular soccer players in Asia in the 1990s, and he helped put the game in Japan on the map when the J-League was launched in 1993.
2023-04-23 22:40:50
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