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My Take
Kazuyoshi Miura, King Kazu, is less an athlete to me than a living argument about persistence. He went alone to Brazil when Japanese soccer had no real path, became the face of the early J.League, and then simply refused to stop, playing professionally past fifty as the oldest pro in the world. The numbers almost stop mattering; the point is the devotion. Every Kazu Dance is a small rebuke to anyone who quits early. I find his career genuinely moving because it proves a thing words can't: that love for the game, fully kept, can outlast the body's expiration date.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Kazuyoshi Miura
- Name (Japanese)
- 三浦知良
- Reading
- 不明
- Born
- February 26, 1967 (age 59)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Pisces / Goat
- Origin
- Shizuoka, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 175 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- association football player / futsal player
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
- Official sitehttp://www.kazu-miura.com/index-e.html
- Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/kingofficialv/
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E4%B8%89%E6%B5%A6%E7%9F%A5%E8%89%AF
Frequently asked questions
When was Kazuyoshi Miura born?
Born February 26, 1967 (age 59).
Where is Kazuyoshi Miura from?
Kazuyoshi Miura is from Shizuoka, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan.
What does Kazuyoshi Miura do?
Kazuyoshi Miura works as association football player, futsal player.
How tall is Kazuyoshi Miura?
Kazuyoshi Miura is 175 cm.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-17
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.