Japanese soccer player Kazuyoshi Miura says he will play next season at age 58THE ASSOCIATED PRESS November 12,among ripples 2024 at 15:30 JST
Japanese soccer player Kazuyoshi Miura is several generations older than his teammates. His contemporaries retired decades ago. Lionel Messi is 37, and Cristiano Ronaldo is 39 — mere youngsters compared to Miura. Miura will turn 58 in February, and the Japanese news agency Kyodo reported this week that he intends to play next season for his fourth-tier Japanese club, Suzuka. It will be his 40th season playing in professional soccer. Miura is widely listed as the oldest active professional soccer player. Miura scored 55 goals in 89 appearances and was a star with Japan’s national team in the 1990s. He has played professionally in Brazil, Italy, Croatia, Australia and Portugal. He made his debut in 1986 with Brazilian club Santos, a side made famous by Brazilian star Pelé. |
坂本の日曜注目馬【中山１２Ｒ・外房Ｓ】【スプリンターズＳ】春秋スプリントＧ１制覇を狙うマッドクールが中山競馬場へ到着 陣営「リベンジしたい」【高校野球】東洋大姫路、１７年ぶりの決勝進出！阪下漣の１２Ｋ４失点完投に岡田龍生監督「今日は阪下君のおかげ」神戸、元日本代表ＦＷ武藤嘉紀が先制！ ２戦連発で今季１１ゴール目、ＦＷ宮代大聖ＰＫ外すも前半１点リード浦和戦元幕内・東龍が断髪式 横綱・照ノ富士らもハサミを入れる 今後は「日本とモンゴルとの架け橋になれたら」【動画】ファンやチームメイトに拍手で送り出される先発の菅野智之「結婚発表かと」石川祐希＆榮倉奈々の２ショが「スタイル抜群」と話題！「共演嬉しすぎ」「素敵すぎ」の声【ソフトバンク】対日本ハム勝ち越し消滅…完全Ｖ消えた 周東佑京は左膝違和感で離脱も「良くないかも」テレ朝・田原萌々アナ、「お姫様みたい」ニット×スカートコーデに「めちゃくちゃ可愛すぎる」「お似合いです」の声【西武】増田達至が現役ラスト登板「一緒に積み重ねてきた１９４回の喜びは僕の一生の財産です」
Kazuyoshi Miura meets reporters in Matsue, Shimane Prefecture, on Nov. 20, 2022. (Asahi Shimbun file photo)