Kazuyoshi Miura Signed Yokohama FC Contract Aged 51

DBasia.news – Kazuyoshi Miura won’t retire in the near future even though he would turn 52 in February. King Kazu signed the contract with Yokohama FC.

Yokohama official site reported Miura signed the one-year contract until 2020. Miura would present his final career period and enjoys the chance.

“I will not waste it for one minute, one second. I think that I want to go face-to-face with football and go to daily training with maximum power,” Miura told BBC Sport.

Miura’s achievement is the example for young football players. Miura showed his physical health despite the age and long period of a career.

Miura was born in the same month as Italy legend, Roberto Baggio who retired in 2004. Two years ago, Miura broke the Stanley Matthews record as the oldest top-scorer in the world.

Miura is the witness of time changing since he started the career in 1986 until the modernization period with social media and technology innovation.

Moreover, in J-League formed in 1993, Miura already became a football player with Verdy Kawasaki before loaned to Genoa as a striker.

His lifestyle is really healthy. He always works out regularly and preserves his career so far. We could see his journey concluded here:

1. In 1982, when he was just 15, Miura went to Brasil to chase his dream. He joined Santos where he started the debut in 19.
2. Miura left Santos for Palmeiras in the same year. One of this teammates in Palmeiras, Miradinha, is the first Brasilian player who went to England joining Newcastle United in 1987 worth £575,000.
3. Miura is the top-scorer and best player of J-League first edition in 1993, defeating the foreign players like Gary Lineker and Zico.
4. His great capability in Japan brings him as the first Japanese player who got the Asian Best Player award in 1993.
5. His debut with Japan national team started in 1990 and Miura helped the team to the World Cup for the first time in 1998. At that time, Miura scored 14 goals in the qualification round. Unfortunately, he was controversially eliminated from the squad and retired in 2000 with 89 caps and 55 goals.
6. Miura once supported two Europe clubs, Genoa and Dinamo Zagreb. He won the Croatian League in 1999.
7. He joined the current club Yokohama FC in 38 (2005). Since then, Miura played in more than 250 caps with the club.