Kazuyoshi Miura He continues to challenge the biological clock and this Saturday he became the longest-serving player in history to make his debut in European football. At the age of 56, the Japanese striker played his first minutes for Portuguese football second division side Oliveirense. And it was with a 4-1 win over Academico de Viseu FC.
Known as King Kazu, the Japanese goalscorer, one of the greatest historical stars of the J-League in Japan and an inspiration for the creation of Oliver Atom, the protagonist of the legendary anime series known in Latin America as the Super Champions , made the his desire to become the oldest player to play in European football.
It had been 90 minutes since his side Oliveirense triumphed against Academico de Viseu FC. Which officially meant the 38th season started in his long career which has a long history in Brazilian football in the 80s (played in Santos and Coritiba, among others) and passes through Italian football (Genoa) and Croatia (Dinamo Zagreb).
In addition to having been the leading figure in Japanese football for decades in various clubs, but mainly in Yokohama FC where he played from 2006 to 2022.
Miura’s arrival in Portugal materialized in January and he was loaned out by Yokohama FC. The Japanese team is owned by the Onodera Group, which at the end of 2022 acquired the majority of Oliveirense’s shares. “I will do my best to show everyone my style of play in this new land.”Miura had said upon his arrival in Portugal.
The striker has been training for more than three months and after 11 games he just managed to play his first minutes in Portugal’s second division this Saturday to continue to amaze the world of football and challenge the passage of time.
Source: Clarin
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