The 25-year-old Yokohama star, Kazuo Yoshi Miura, has been named the world's biggest professional player and has entered the Guinness Book of Records as the world's largest professional footballer in a competitive official league (record of 50 years and 14 days) .
The world's oldest player Kazuyoshi Miura (King Kazuo) is 52 years old today 🇯🇵🎂 |
Miura, who has been signed by the king, has signed a new contract with his club earlier this season, with another season in place for the team he has been playing since 2005, completing a spherical tour that began in 1986.
He is also the biggest player to play an official match in the history of football as well.
The king was born in 1967, the same year as German coach Juergen Klub and former Italian star Roberto Baggio.
Miura left Japan at the age of 15 and moved to Brazil where he began his career with Santos in 1986, before moving to Palmeiras and other clubs in Italy, Croatia and Australia.
He spent most of his career with 154 goals and 89 appearances for the national team in his 2000 international career.