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World’s oldest professional footballer signs new one-year deal
Published 15:58 11 Jul 2023 BST
Updated 15:59 11 Jul 2023 BST
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The world's oldest footballer won't be hanging up his boots yet after he signed a new one-year deal.
Kazuyoshi Miura, 57, will continue his playing career with Portuguese side Oliveirense after joining them on-loan from Yokohama FC in January, where he made three appearances for the side.
Miura, who is also known as 'King Kazu', started his career in 1986 with Brazilian side Santos due to Japan not having a professional footballing pyramid at the time.
'King Kazu' has played for a number of clubs, including Dinamo Zagreb, Kyoto Purple Sanga and Vissel Kobe.
After Oliveirense's final game of the season, Miura confirmed that he wasn't planning on calling it a day anytime soon.
"I intend to play until I'm 60," he told Sport TV.
Oliveirense also announced that Miura would be playing for them next season and could feature in their friendly against Fafe on July 15 ahead of the 2023-24 campaign.
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