Since 1986, Kazuyoshi Miura has played football professionally.
The 57-year-old professional player who is the world's oldest did join Atletico Suzuka Club on a loan to return to his native Japan will continue playing for another year.
If we take into account Kazuyoshi Miura's quick return to Brazil and his subsequent time with his new club, at least, as separate endeavors, then his career began in 1986 with Portuguese side Santos.
The former Japanese international has spent the past few years on loan with Atletico Suzuka ( funny then known as Suzuka Point Getters ) and Portuguese side Oliveirense but has only been with Yokohama FC since 2005.
Kazuyoshi Miura is entering his 38th year of a specialist.
As reported by SPORTbible, Miura told a press conference:" I do n't see quitting as a choice that I would consider. My level of interest in the game is often great. My passion does n't wither away".
Miura has already broken records as the oldest professional player in J-league story, the oldest person with the longest professional job of all time, and the only person to have played professionally in five distinct decades due to his lifetime.
Miura made 89 appearances for Japan, scoring 55 goals, with his final one coming in 2000. Despite posting a outstanding 27 goals in the tournament's qualifying campaigns of 1994 and 1998, Miura always played in a World Cup.
Miura was axed from the club for their trip to France four years later, and Japan failed to count for a trip to the United States.
His most successful magic at league amount was for Verdy Kawasaki, for whom he scored 117 group aims in 192 adventures between 1990 and 1998.
Before his product magic in Portugal last year, Miura had previously worked in Europe for Dinamo Zagreb and Genoa in 1994/95.
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