Mathieu Warnier, Media 365: Posted on Sunday, April 23, 2023 at 12:25 pm.
Kazuyoshi Miura, who entered at the end of the game last Saturday during Olivernes’ victory over Académico Viseu in a second division match, is the oldest player to play in Portugal.
Kazuyoshi Miura still has no intention of hanging up his tapes. Breaking into the professional world in 1986 under the colors of the Santos club, the Japanese international (89 selections) on Saturday discovered a sixth country. At the age of 56 years, 1 month and 24 days, the Shizuoka native simply became the oldest player to have played in the Portuguese championship, which was confirmed by the Portuguese first division via its official account. Twitter. Having started his career in Brazil and then played in Japan, Italy, Croatia and Australia, Kazuyoshi Miura has been on loan since the beginning of the year at Oliverense, a club playing in the Portuguese second division, after spending a few months at Suzuka Point. got. While he has not played since May 19, 2021 with Yokohama FC, “King Kazuo” has accepted the idea of joining Portugal.
Miura finished nearly two years without playing
After taking his place on the bench for the first time last week in a home defeat by Farense, the Japanese took advantage of a favorable scenario to train him into the match at the last minute. Indeed, at the Academico Viseu park, Oliverense started strongly, with a three-goal lead after 33 minutes. The third scorer in this encounter, Junata gave way to Kazuyoshi Miura before extra time, allowing the veteran to add a sixth championship to the long list of countries he has seen his development throughout his career that now spans 38 seasons. It should be noted that during his first season with Santos, “King Kazu” played alongside players such as Socrates as well as other future internationals Dunga and Cesar Sampaio. Exceptional longevity, unique in world football.
