Oldest professional soccer participant Miura not able to retire, set to play once more in Portugal

Jul 12, 2023 at 7:19 PM
Oldest professional soccer participant Miura not able to retire, set to play once more in Portugal
Former Japan forward Kazuyoshi Miura, left, plays for Oliveirense in the second half of a football match against Academico de Viseu in Viseu, Portugal, on April 22, 2023. Miura, who is 56, has signed a new loan deal in Portugal, the second-tier club Oliveirense posted on social media on Tuesday, July 11, 2023.

Former Japan ahead Kazuyoshi Miura, left, performs for Oliveirense within the second half of a soccer match towards Academico de Viseu in Viseu, Portugal, on April 22, 2023. Miura, who’s 56, has signed a brand new mortgage deal in Portugal, the second-tier membership Oliveirense posted on social media on Tuesday, July 11, 2023.
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The oldest skilled soccer participant has determined he isn’t sufficiently old to name it quits simply but.

Striker Kazuyoshi Miura, who’s 56, has signed a brand new mortgage deal in Portugal, the second-tier membership Oliveirense posted on social media on Tuesday.

Miura has been on mortgage from Japanese membership Yokohama FC to Oliveirense since February and set the report for the Portuguese league’s oldest participant when showing in three video games by way of the top of the season in May.

As properly as Japan, Miura has performed in Brazil, Italy, Croatia and Australia. The former nationwide group ahead scored 55 objectives in 89 video games for Japan.

“Miura Kazu continues at UD Oliveirense,” the Liga Portugal 2 facet stated on Twitter, with out specifying the size of the brand new contract.

Last yr, the house owners of the J-league J1 membership Yokohama turned a majority shareholder of Oliveirense.