At the age of 55, Japan’s Kazuyoshi Miura, a player who played for the Santosannounced this Wednesday that he signed a contract to play for Oliveirense, in the second division of Portugal.
“I want to work hard to show everyone the kind of game I’m known for,” Miura said in a statement published by Yokohama FC, the Japanese second division club that loaned him to Oliveirense.
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“King Kazu”, as he is known in Japan, began his career in 1986 at Peixe and played 37 seasons as a professional, also passing through Japan, Italy, Croatia and Australia.
In November, Yokohama’s ownership group acquired a majority stake in Oliveirense.
At the Portuguese club, Miura will be joined by Christian Kendji Wagatsuma Ferreira, a Brazilian of Japanese origin also nicknamed Kazu.
Miura, who turns 56 in February, has said he wants to play until he’s 60.
Source: Gazetaesportiva
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