Oldest footballer Kazuyoshi Miura transfers at 55

The 55-year-old Japanese forward Kazuyoshi Miura will play on loan for Oliveirense, one of the teams in the 2nd Portuguese Soccer League.

The new stop of the footballer, nicknamed “King Kazu”, who also played in the teams of Santos, Palmeiras and Coritiba from Brazil, Genoa from Italy, Dinamo Zagreb from Croatia and Sydney outside his country in his career, became Portugal.

Miura, who began his professional career in 1986 and left his mark among world soccer legends, signed another transfer before his 56th birthday on February 26. Oliveirense announced to his fans the loan of Miura, who played for Yokohama in Japan.

Kazuyoshi Miura, who made a statement about his transfer, emphasized that he wanted to continue playing football until he was 60 years old, “I arrived in a new country. By working hard, I will show everyone what kind of player I am.” he used his statements.

Miura played 89 times for the Japan National Team, for which he played in 1990-2000, scoring 55 goals. (AA)