Kazuyoshi Miura

About Kazuyoshi Miura

Striker who shone for the Japanese national team from 1990 to 2000, scoring 55 goals in 89 games and winning the Asian Footballer of the Year title in 1993.

Kazuyoshi Miura, commonly known simply by the name Kazu, is a Japanese professional soccer player who plays as a striker for Yokohama FC in the J1 League. He played for the Japanese national team from 1990 to 2000 and was the first Japanese to receive the Best Footballer in Asia award. Miura, who is famous in Japan to coincide with the 1993 J.League debut, is believed to be Japan's first soccer superstar. He is also known for his trademark "Kazu Feint" and the famous "Kazu dance", when he scores big goals or makes big plays. Miura holds the record as the oldest professional football player in the world at the age of 50 and as of 2021, as the oldest professional soccer player in the world at the age of 54 decades. His brother Yasutoshi is also a former professional soccer player.

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Trivia

He spent his club career with a number of teams, most notably with Kawasaki in the Japanese league, where he scored 100 goals in 192 appearances.

Kazuyoshi Miura before fame

In 1986, he began his professional career with Santos.

Achievement of Kazuyoshi Miura

He played for a number of clubs during his career, most notably Kawasaki in the Japanese division, where he scored 100 goals in 192 matches.

Salary 2020

Not known

Net Worth 2020

Undisclosed

Kazuyoshi Miura family life

He was born and raised in the Japanese city of Shizuoka.

Associations of Kazuyoshi Miura

During their careers, he and Ali Daei both won the Asian Footballer of the Year title.

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