Kazuyoshi Miura

Kazuyoshi Miura
	Miura in 2012
Personal information
Full name	Kazuyoshi Miura
Date of birth	February 26, 1967 (age 57)
Place of birth	Shizuoka, Shizuoka, Japan
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Club information
Current team	Yokohama FC
Youth career
1982	Shizuoka Gakuen High School
1982–1986	Juventus
Senior career*
Years	Team
1986	Santos
1986	Palmeiras
1986	Matsubara
1987	CRB
1987–1988	XV de Jaú
1988–1989	Coritiba
1990	Santos
1990–1998	Verdy Kawasaki
1994–1995	→Genoa (loan)
1999	Croatia Zagreb
1999–2000	Kyoto Purple Sanga
2001–2005	Vissel Kobe
2005–	Yokohama FC
2005	→Sydney FC (loan)
National team
1990–2000	Japan
2012	Japan Futsal
Honours
Verdy Kawasaki
Representing Japan
AFC Asian Cup
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of end of the 2020 season

Kazuyoshi Miura (三浦知良, Miura Kazuyoshi, born February 26, 1967) is a Japanese football player. He plays for the Japan national team. His brother Yasutoshi Miura also played for the Japan national team.

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

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Club statistics			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	Yomiuri	JSL Division 1	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		League Cup		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	Kyoto Purple Sanga	J1 League	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		J1 League
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