{"id":397855,"date":"2026-01-09T07:24:17","date_gmt":"2026-01-09T07:24:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/397855\/"},"modified":"2026-01-09T07:24:17","modified_gmt":"2026-01-09T07:24:17","slug":"life-begins-at-59-for-the-globes-oldest-professional-soccer-player-winnipeg-free-press","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/397855\/","title":{"rendered":"Life begins at 59 for the globe\u2019s oldest professional soccer player \u2013 Winnipeg Free Press"},"content":{"rendered":"

TOKYO (AP) \u2014 He turns 59 in February, and the globe\u2019s oldest professional soccer player has a new club as he gets set for his 41st season.<\/p>\n

This is of course Kazuyoshi Miura who is known in Japan as \u201cKing Kazu.\u201d<\/p>\n

Miura announced his signing this week with third-division J-League team Fukushima United. He is moving on loan from Yokohama FC and spent last season on loan with fourth-division club Atletico Suzuka.<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFILE – Japanese forward Kazuyoshi Miura of Suzuka plays in a JFL soccer match against Oita in Suzuka, central Japan, July 14, 2024. (Kyodo News via AP, File)<\/p>\n

He failed to score in seven matches with Suzuka.<\/p>\n

Miura has played professionally in Brazil, Italy, Croatia, Australia and Portugal. And of course in Japan. He made his debut in 1986 with Santos in Brazil, a club made famous by Brazilian star Pel\u00e9.<\/p>\n

In 2017 at age 50, he became the oldest player to score in a professional match. That topped the record held by highly decorated England international Stanley Matthews.<\/p>\n

Miura was one of the first big names in Japanese soccer. He scored 55 goals in 89 appearance and was a star with Japan\u2019s national team in the 1990s.<\/p>\n

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