THE WORLD’S oldest footballer Kazu Miura has signed for a brand new membership on the age of 54.
The star, nicknamed ‘King Kazu’, will have a good time his fifty fifth birthday subsequent month by lining up for Suzuka Level Getters.
His new group completed 21 factors adrift of Iwaki FC in Japan's fourth division final season.
Now they are going to be hoping that the veteran Miura may also help fireplace them up the desk after securing the providers of the veteran.
Miura has moved to the minnows on mortgage from Yokohama, the place he has performed since 2005.
The icon initially shot to stardom within the early 90s when he trumped England legend Gary Lineker, who performed for Grampus Eight, to the J-League's most beneficial participant award.
Miura made his senior debut manner again in 1986 when Margaret Thatcher was nonetheless Prime Minister.
He began his profession in Brazil at Santos, Palmeiras, Matsubara, CRB, Coritiba and Santos earlier than heading to his homeland with Verdy Kawasaki.
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The ahead bagged 117 objectives in 192 appearances for Kawasaki and was named Asian Footballer of the Yr in 1992 - beating LIneker to the prize.
That led to a transfer to Europe with Italian facet Genoa adopted by a swap to Dinamo Zagreb in Croatia till he returned to Japan in 1999 with Kyoto Sanga.
A five-year stint with Vissel Kobe adopted earlier than his transfer to Yokohama.
Regardless of solely getting one minute of motion final season as Yokohama have been relegated, he made historical past together with his cameo off the bench in opposition to Urawa Reds in March.
Aged 54 years and 12 days, it was sufficient to make him the world's oldest energetic participant.
King Kazu is now making ready for his thirty seventh season of professional soccer - and he plans to proceed on till he's 60.
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