Kazuyoshi Miura is ready to return to action at the age of 55. The Japanese footballer has proposals from two clubs in the fourth division of the country.
The player, nicknamed “King Kazu”, is currently training in Osaka and hopes to play until he is 60 years old. He was contacted by two JFL (Japan Football League) clubs, Suzuka Point Getters, who is coached by his brother, and Kochi United, according to the Nikkan Sports newspaper.
«I never lose my passion“, Explains Miura, who last year had already improved his record as the oldest player in Japan in the J-League (D1) for Yokohama, but played only one minute and the team finished last in the league (without relegation).
Recognized as one of the most popular Asian players of the ’90s, Miura began his professional career with Brazil’s Santos in 1986. He also wore the jerseys of Genoa (Serie A), Zagreb and FC Sydney. scoring 222 goals in 853 games.
He has scored 55 goals in 89 teams for Japan, was a member of the team that participated in its first World Cup in 1998 in France.
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