53 years, 6 months, 28 days! Chiryo Miura sets J-League starting age record

Zhiliang Miura's debut.

　　Chinanews client, September 24th. In the 18th round of the Japanese J-League, Yokohama FC lost to the leader Kawasaki Forward 2:3 in their away game.

The 53-year-old, 6 months and 28 days of Miura played on behalf of Yokohama FC and set the record for the longest appearance in the J-League.

　　For the game, Zhiliang Miura played on the field for 56 minutes. Although he didn't make a shot, he won the applause of the fans when he was replaced by his teammate Mitsuki Saito.

　　This is the first time Miura made his appearance in the J1 League after 13 years. As a result, he broke the record of the longest appearance in the J1 League of 45 years, 2 months and 1 day set by Masashi Nakayama.

　　Zhiliang Miura was born on February 26, 1967, and previously played for Santos, Palmeiras, Coritiba, Genoa, Dinamo Zagreb, Victory Kobe and other teams.

In 2005, he joined Yokohama FC, the then Japanese J2 League team, and was later loaned to Sydney FC on a short-term loan.

At the beginning of this year, Zhiliang Miura renewed his contract with Yokohama FC, the J2 league champion of last season, for a year, and then played in the J1 league after 13 years.

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