Between the double pivot and the pivot age, Kazuyoshi Miura made his choice. The 52-year-old Japanese striker (53 in February), the oldest professional player in activity, has just extended his contract with Yokohama FC, announced the newly promoted Japanese club in the J-League.
"King Kazu", arrived at Yokohama FC in 2005, at the age of 39, and who had recently announced that he wanted to continue his professional football career until 60 years, will thus complete his 35th season, said his club. "I'm going to do my best to make sure the team wins," the 50-year-old said in a short statement, but only played three games last season with Yokohama without scoring a single goal.
He inspired Olive and Tom
In 2017, Miura became the oldest active professional player and the oldest player to have scored a goal in official competition, surpassing the English legend Stanley Matthews, previous owner of these two records. The player, who left very young in Brazil, made his debut in 1986 at Santos FC, before returning to his country of origin in the early 1990s. He is the subject of a real cult in Japan, where he inspired the author of the manga "Captain Tsubasa" (Olive and Tom).
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