The Japanese striker Kazuyoshi Miura added another victory to his career yesterday Saturday by making his debut for the Portuguese second division club oliveirense at the age of 56 years! Miura, who joined Oliveirense on loan from Yokohama FC earlier this year, came on in the 90th minute in a 4-1 win over Academico de Viseu.
According to a report on the Portuguese league website, Miura’s appearance made him “the oldest footballer to play in Portuguese football, aged 56 years, one month and 24 days.” Miura, who is in his 38th season of professional soccer, has played for several clubs around the world, including Palmeiras, Genoa, Dinamo Zagreb and Vissel Kobe.
Portugal is the sixth country Miura, nicknamed ‘King Kazu’ by fans, has played for after starting his globe-trotting career with a stint with Brazil’s Santos in 1986. He played 89 times for Japan, won the Asian Cup in 1992 and is now the country’s second all-time top scorer with 55 goals. His last international match was in 2000.
Source: La Verdad
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