Världens äldsta proffs vill spela tills han är 60
Väldens äldsta professionella fotbollspelare, japanen Kazuyoshi Miura, har inga planer på att lägga skorna på hyllan. Den 56-årige anfallaren har förlängt sitt låneavtal med portugisiska Oliveirense ytterligare en säsong, rapporterar Reuters.
– Det kommer finnas tillfällen då jag inte är inblandad i matcherna men jag vill vara fortsatt motiverad och göra vad jag kan, när jag kan, säger Miura.
Miura, som kallas för ”King Kazu” i Japan, planerar att spela tills han fyller 60.
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Kazuyoshi Miura
Wikipedia (en)
Kazuyoshi Miura (三浦 知良, Miura Kazuyoshi, born 26 February 1967), often known simply as Kazu (nicknamed "King Kazu"), is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a forward for Liga Portugal 2 club Oliveirense, on loan from J1 League club Yokohama FC. He is regarded as the oldest professional footballer in history and the oldest player to score in a professional match.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. 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 goalscorer in the J-League, the footballer with the world's longest professional career, and, as of 2023, is the oldest professional footballer in the world at 56. He also holds the unique distinction of having played professional football in five separate decades (1980s–2020s). His elder brother Yasutoshi is also a former professional footballer.
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