Kazuyoshi Miura, a close 59-year-old legend of the nipponese ball, does not intend to finish his career. The world's oldest professional footballer announced that he would play in the 3rd league Fukushima United in the fresh season, where he went on debt from Yokohama FC.
During the past season, Miura, called the “King of Kazu” by the Japanese, played 7 games as a fourth-tier Atletico Suzuka player. He returned to Japan in 2024 – previously briefly played for the Portuguese club Oliveirense.
The attacker emphasizes that his passion for football has nothing to do with more years on his neck and remains unchanged.
Miura's career is simply a pioneer's story: as a teenager he left for Brazil, debuted in Santos, after returning he became MVP of the first period of J-League and Asian Football of the Year. He was besides the first nipponese in Serie A, playing Genoa. In the Japan squad he scored 55 goals in 89 games, and present he inactive adds further chapters of his different football story.
