Quem é Kazuyoshi Miura?

É um atacante japonês nascido em 1967, conhecido como Kazu, que começou no Santos, virou ídolo da J.League e segue em atividade.

Quantos gols Kazu marcou pela seleção do Japão?

Foram 55 gols em 89 partidas, entre 1990 e 2000.

Kazu foi o primeiro japonês na Série A italiana?

Sim. Em 1994, foi emprestado ao Genoa e se tornou o primeiro japonês a jogar na Série A da Itália.

Resposta rápida

Kazuyoshi Miura é um atacante japonês que estreou no Santos em 1986, foi o melhor jogador da J.League em 1993 e marcou 55 gols em 89 jogos pelo Japão.

Kazuyoshi Miura

Kazuyoshi Miura, known as Kazu, was born on February 26, 1967, in Shizuoka, Japan. At 15 years old, he moved to Brazil to pursue a career in football and made his professional debut for Santos in 1986, making him one of the first Japanese pioneers in Brazilian football. Upon returning to Japan in 1990, he became the great star of the J.League since its creation, defending Verdy Kawasaki. He was named the best player of the first edition of the championship in 1993, and was chosen Asian Footballer of the Year in the same year. In 1994, he was loaned to Genoa and became the first Japanese player to play in Italian Serie A. Later, he played for Dinamo Zagreb, Kyoto Purple Sanga, Vissel Kobe, and Yokohama FC, where he remained for almost two decades. For the Japanese national team, he made 89 appearances and scored 55 goals, and was champion of the 1992 Asian Cup. Despite never having played in a World Cup, he remained active after turning 55, playing for Oliveirense in Portugal and Atlético Suzuka in Japan.