Kazuyoshi Miura
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| Kazuyoshi Miura | ||
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| Personal information | ||
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| Full name | Kazuyoshi Miura | |
| Date of birth | February 26, 1967 | |
| Place of birth |  Shizuoka, Japan |
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| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 91⁄2 in) | |
| Playing position | Forward | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Yokohama FC | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| 1973-1979 1979-1982 1982 1982–1986 |
Jonai F.C. Jonai Jr. H.S. Shizuoka Gakuen H.S. Clube Atlético Juventus |
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| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1986 1986-1987 1987 1987-1988 1988-1989 1989 1990 1990-1992 1993-1994 1994-1995 1995-1998 1999 1999-2000 2001-2005 2005 2005 2006- |
Santos Palmeiras Matsubara CRB XV de Jaú Santos Coritiba Yomiuri Soccer Club Verdy Kawasaki Genoa C.F.C. Verdy Kawasaki Dinamo Zagreb Kyoto Purple Sanga Vissel Kobe Yokohama FC Sydney FC (loan) Yokohama FC |
? ? ? ? ? ? ? 39 (9) 58 (36) 21 (1) 95 (55) 12 (0) 41 (21) 101 (25) 16 (4) 4 (2) 73 (9) |
| National team2 | ||
| 1990–2000 | Japan |
89 (55) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Kazuyoshi Miura (三浦知良 Miura Kazuyoshi, born on February 26, 1967),[1] often known simply as Kazu, is a Japanese football (soccer) striker. He has played for the Japanese national team and was the first Japanese recipient of the Asian Player of the Year award in 1993,[2] an award presented annually by the Asian Football Confederation.[3] He is currently with Yokohama FC in the J. League Division 2.[4][5] Kazu, whose rise to fame in Japan coincided with the launch of the J. League in 1993,[6] was arguably Japan's first superstar in football. He played his last national team match in 2000 and finished with the most career goals in Japanese national team history with 55 goals in 89 matches.
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[edit] Club career
In 1982 Miura left the Shizuoka Gakuen High School after less than a year, and travelled alone to Brazil at the age of fifteen to become a professional footballer there.[7] He signed with Clube Atlético Juventus, a youth club in São Paulo, and in 1986, Kazu signed his first professional contract with Santos. He played for several Brazilian clubs including Palmeiras and Coritiba until his return to Japan in 1990.[8]
His time in Brazil elevated him to star status and on his return to Japan, he joined the Japan Soccer League side Yomiuri FC, which later spun off from its parent company Yomiuri Shinbun and became Verdy Kawasaki with the launch of the J. League in 1993.[9][10] With Yomiuri/Kawasaki, Kazu won four consecutive league titles playing alongside fellow Japanese national team regulars Ruy Ramos and Tsuyoshi Kitazawa. Yomiuri won the last two JSL titles in 1991 and 1992 and Verdy Kawasaki won the first two J. League titles in 1993 and 1994. He was named the first J. League Most Valuable Player in 1993 and the last unofficial Asian Footballer of the Year in 1993.[11][12]
Miura then became the first Japanese footballer to play in Italy, joining Genoa C.F.C. in the 1994–1995 Serie A season.[13] In his Italian stint, he played 21 times and scored just 1 goal, during the Genoa derby against Sampdoria. He returned to Verdy Kawasaki for the 1995 season and played with them until the end of the 1998 season.[14] Kazu made another attempt at playing in Europe with Dinamo Zagreb in 1999. He returned to Japan however, following a brief trial with A.F.C Bournemouth, in the same year, and played with Kyoto Purple Sanga and Vissel Kobe, before eventually signing for Yokohama FC in 2005.
He played with Sydney FC of the A-League on a 2 month loan in late 2005, appearing in league matches and the 2005 FIFA World Club Championship held in Japan. Kazu scored 2 goals in his second A-League match, a 3-2 defeat at league leaders Adelaide United.
He is known for his trade mark Kazu Feint and his famous kazu dance when he scores great goals or great plays. This year, Kazuyoshi Miura was selected for the 2007 JOMO All Stars match for J-East and played exceptionally well.[15]
[edit] National team career (1990–2000)
- Debut against Bangladesh (September 26, 1990)
- Appearances: 89
- Goals: 55
[edit] Honors
[edit] Individual honors
- Asian Footballer of the Year: 1993
- J. League Most Valuable Player: 1993
- J. League Best Eleven: 1993, 1995, 1996
- J. League Top Scorer: 1996
[edit] Team honors
- Template:Campeonato Paranaense (Champions)
- 1992 Asian Cup (Champions)
- 1996 Asian Cup
[edit] Goals for national team
- Kazuyoshi Miura: International Goals[16]
[edit] References
- ^ Boa Sorte Kazu! - Museum - Profile - Personal Data
- ^ Boa Sorte Kazu! - Museum - Profile - Biodata
- ^ Asian Football Confederation's Asian Player of the Year winners since 1988
- ^ Jsoccer.com - Soccer in Japan - Football News - Japanese Soccer Information
- ^ :: National Football Teams ::.. Club - Yokohama FC
- ^ J.League Official Site
- ^ Boa Sorte Kazu! - Museum - Profile - Biodata
- ^ Boa Sorte Kazu! - Museum - Profile - Biodata
- ^ Boa Sorte Kazu! - Museum - Profile - Personal Data
- ^ J.League Official Site
- ^ Boa Sorte Kazu! - Museum - Profile - Biodata
- ^ Asian Football Confederation's Asian Player of the Year winners since 1988
- ^ Boa Sorte Kazu! - Museum - Profile - Biodata
- ^ Boa Sorte Kazu! - Museum - Profile - Biodata
- ^ Ｊリーグ公式サイト：2007 JOMO ALLSTAR SOCCER：フォトギャラリー
- ^ Kazuyoshi "Kazu" Miura - Goals in International Matches
[edit] External links
| Awards | ||
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| Preceded by Takanohana Kōji |
Japan Professional Sports Grand Prize Winner 1993 |
Succeeded by Ichiro Suzuki |
| Preceded by no award |
Asian Footballer of the Year 1993 |
Succeeded by Saeed Owairan |
| Preceded by no award |
J. League Most Valuable Player 1993 |
Succeeded by Pereira |
| Sporting positions | ||
| Preceded by Masahiro Fukuda |
J. League Top Scorer 1996 |
Succeeded by Patrick Mboma |
