Kazuyoshi Miura
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 Miura in 2012 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kazuyoshi Miura | ||
| Date of birth | February 26, 1967 | ||
| Place of birth | Shizuoka, Shizuoka, Japan | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 91⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Yokohama FC | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1982 | Shizuoka Gakuen High School | ||
| 1982–1986 | Juventus | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1986 | Santos | 2 | (0) |
| 1986 | Palmeiras | 25 | (2) |
| 1986 | Matsubara | 5 | (1) |
| 1987 | CRB | 4 | (0) |
| 1987–1988 | XV de Jaú | 25 | (2) |
| 1988–1989 | Coritiba | 21 | (2) |
| 1990 | Santos | 11 | (3) |
| 1990–1998 | Verdy Kawasaki | 192 | (100) |
| 1994–1995 | →Genoa (loan) | 21 | (1) |
| 1999 | Croatia Zagreb | 12 | (0) |
| 1999–2000 | Kyoto Purple Sanga | 41 | (21) |
| 2001–2005 | Vissel Kobe | 103 | (24) |
| 2005– | Yokohama FC | 277 | (27) |
| 2005 | →Sydney FC (loan) | 4 | (2) |
| National team | |||
| 1990–2000 | Japan | 98 | (55) |
| 2012 | Japan Futsal | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of end of the 2020 season | |||
Biography
Miura was born in Shizuoka on February 26, 1967. After he dropped out from Shizuoka Gakuen High School, he moved to Brazil in 1982. He played several clubs including Santos, Palmeiras and Coritiba. In 1990, he returned to Japan and joined Japan Soccer League (JSL) club Yomiuri (later Verdy Kawasaki). In 1992, JSL was folded and the club joined new league, J1 League. The club won the last two JSL titles in 1991 and 1992, and Verdy Kawasaki won the first two J1 League titles in 1993 and 1994. He was named the first J1League MVP award in 1993. Miura then became the first Japanese footballer to play in Italy, joining Genoa in the 1994/95 Serie A season. In 1995, he returned to Verdy Kawasaki. He became a top scorer with 23 goals in 1996. In January 1999, he moved to Croatia Zagreb. The club won the Prva HNL in 1998/99 season. In July 1999, he returned to Japan and joined Kyoto Purple Sanga. However the club was relegated to J2 League end of 2000 season. In 2001, he moved to J1 club Vissel Kobe. His opportunity to play decreased in 2005 and he moved to J2 club Yokohama FC in July. In November, he moved to Sydney FC on loan and also played at 2005 Club World Championship. In 2006, he returned to Yokohama FC and won the champions in J2. In 2007, the club played in J1 first time in the club history. However the club finished at the bottom place and was relegated to J2 in a year. The club was promoted to J1 from 2020 again.
In 1990, Miura was selected the Japan national team for 1990 Asian Games. At this tournament, he debuted against Bangladesh on September 26. In 1992, he was selected the Japan for 1992 Asian Cup which held in Japan and Japan team won the champions. In 1993, he played at 1994 World Cup qualification in Doha. However Japan failed to qualify for the 1994 World Cup. It was known as the "Agony of Doha" (ドーハの悲劇) in Japan. He also played at 1994 Asian Games, 1995 King Fahd Cup and 1996 Asian Cup. In 1997, Miura scored 14 goals in 13 matches for Japan during 1998 World Cup qualification, leading the Japan to their first ever World Cup. However was not selected Japan for 1998 World Cup. He played 89 games and scored 55 goals for Japan until 2000.
Statistics
| Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Japan | League | Emperor's Cup | J. League Cup | Total | ||||||
| 1990/91 | Yomiuri | JSL Division 1 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 4 |
| 1991/92 | 21 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 31 | 11 | ||
| 1992 | Verdy Kawasaki | J1 League | - | 5 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 11 | |
| 1993 | 36 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 40 | 23 | ||
| 1994 | 22 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 16 | ||
| Italy | League | Coppa Italia | Supercoppa Italiana | Total | ||||||
| 1994/95 | Genoa | Serie A | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | 22 | 1 | |
| Japan | League | Emperor's Cup | J. League Cup | Total | ||||||
| 1995 | Verdy Kawasaki | J1 League | 26 | 23 | 2 | 0 | - | 28 | 23 | |
| 1996 | 27 | 23 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 38 | 29 | ||
| 1997 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 5 | ||
| 1998 | 28 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 7 | ||
| Croatia | League | Croatian Cup | League Cup | Total | ||||||
| 1998/99 | Croatia Zagreb | Prva HNL | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 12 | 0 | |
| Japan | League | Emperor's Cup | J. League Cup | Total | ||||||
| 1999 | Kyoto Purple Sanga | J1 League | 11 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 5 |
| 2000 | 30 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 38 | 19 | ||
| 2001 | Vissel Kobe | J1 League | 29 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 34 | 13 |
| 2002 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 3 | ||
| 2003 | 24 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 31 | 6 | ||
| 2004 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 26 | 4 | ||
| 2005 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 18 | 3 | ||
| 2005 | Yokohama FC | J2 League | 16 | 4 | 1 | 0 | - | 17 | 4 | |
| Australia | League | Cup | League Cup | Total | ||||||
| 2005/06 | Sydney FC | A-League | 4 | 2 | - | - | 4 | 2 | ||
| Japan | League | Emperor's Cup | J. League Cup | Total | ||||||
| 2006 | Yokohama FC | J2 League | 39 | 6 | 0 | 0 | - | 39 | 6 | |
| 2007 | J1 League | 24 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 30 | 3 | |
| 2008 | J2 League | 30 | 1 | 2 | 0 | - | 32 | 1 | ||
| 2009 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | 30 | 1 | |||
| 2010 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | 10 | 3 | |||
| 2011 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | 31 | 0 | |||
| 2012 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | 14 | 1 | |||
| 2013 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | 18 | 2 | |||
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 2 | 0 | |||
| 2015 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | 16 | 3 | |||
| 2016 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 0 | - | 21 | 2 | |||
| 2017 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | 12 | 1 | |||
| 2018 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | 11 | 0 | |||
| 2019 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | 5 | 0 | |||
| 2020 | J1 League | 4 | 0 | - | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2021 | ||||||||||
| Country | Japan | 613 | 172 | 46 | 18 | 47 | 19 | 706 | 209 | |
| Italy | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | 22 | 1 | |||
| Croatia | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 12 | 0 | |||
| Australia | 39 | 6 | 0 | 0 | - | 39 | 6 | |||
| Total | 685 | 179 | 47 | 18 | 47 | 19 | 779 | 216 | ||
| Japan national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 1990 | 3 | 0 |
| 1991 | 2 | 0 |
| 1992 | 11 | 2 |
| 1993 | 16 | 16 |
| 1994 | 8 | 5 |
| 1995 | 12 | 6 |
| 1996 | 12 | 6 |
| 1997 | 19 | 18 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 |
| 1999 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 5 | 2 |
| Total | 89 | 55 |
Kazuyoshi Miura Media
Kazu Miura, Roberto Baggio and Tsuyoshi Kitazawa
References
- ↑ Kazuyoshi Miura at National-Football-Teams.com
- ↑ Kazuyoshi Miura at J.League (in Japanese)
- ↑ Japan National Football Team Database
Other websites
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