In the round of 29 of the Portuguese Liga, which ended last night, Olivirens won 4-1 away at Viseu, with 56-year-old Japanese striker Tomora Miura making his Portuguese Liga-making debut as the oldest player to appear in Portugal's professional league at 56 years, 1 month and 24 days.
Olivérence took a four-goal lead after 57 minutes, with Viseu pulling back in the 72nd minute and making his Portuguese Ligai debut in the 90th minute as Olivérence came off the bench to make his Portuguese Liga. Olivirens is currently ninth in the Portuguese Liga, 10 points ahead of the relegation play-offs, and as the promotion horse of this season, Olivirens has performed well this season and has little relegation problem.
Miura came off the bench (video screenshot)
Miura Chira's five stays in the ocean
This is the 56-year-old's fifth overseas league appearance, having previously played in four national leagues: Brazil, Italy, Croatia and Australia.
In January this year, Yokohama FC Club of Japan's J1 League officially announced that the team's striker Tomora Miura will be loaned to the Portuguese League club Olivelens, it is worth mentioning that Olivelens has a Japanese background, and last November Yokohama FC's parent company Onodera Group acquired more than half of the team's equity and has the right to operate the team, which is also a big reason why Miura Chira can successfully join the team, in more layman's terms, Miura Chira was loaned to Yokohama FC's satellite club.
Miura joined Portuguese League side Olivilens on loan
Born in 1967, Miura moved to Brazil to play football at the age of 15 thanks to his father's connections in Brazil, when there was no J-League in Japan. In Brazil, the young Miura signed with Juventud, and in 1986, three years after moving to Brazil, Miura officially signed with Santos and got his dream professional contract. From Santos to Palmeiras, Coritiba and back to Santos, Miura's name has gradually become known to Brazilians, and he was even hailed as "one of the best wingers in the Baja" when he played for Coritiba. ”
In 1990, Miura left Santos to join Japanese side Tokyo Verdy, and in the 1994–95 season, Miura joined Genoa on loan from Tokyo Verdor, becoming the first Japanese player to play in Serie A – four years before Nakata Hidejutsu landed in the Apennines. Unfortunately, he was forced to undergo surgery in his first match after colliding with Italian defender Baresi, which also cast a shadow over Miura's Serie A journey. He scored just one goal in 21 appearances for Genoa before the team was relegated at the end of the season and he returned to Higashi Tokyo.
Miura played for Genoa
In 1999, Miura chose to travel to Europe again, joining Croatia's Dinamo Zagreb to play in the UEFA Champions League with the team, but within half a year, Miura did not score, and in the summer window of 1999, Miura returned to Japan and joined Kyoto Immortals.
In 2001, Miura joined Kobe Victory, and in 2005, at the age of 38, Miura chose to join Yokohama FC, during which he never left Japan until he stayed in Japan again this year, except for a short three-month loan spell with Sydney FC. At Sydney FC, Miura also scored twice in a single game against Adelaide.
Yokohama FC is one of Miura's longest-serving clubs according to Visual China
19 years of Guam training
In November last year, in the penultimate round of the JFL (Japan's fourth division), Suzuka scorers hosted third-placed Osaka FC, and Miura, who was loaned to Suzuka scorer, scored his first sporting goal of the season, setting the record for the oldest goal in the Japan Professional League at 55 years and 259 days. After the goal, he danced on the touchline with a group of teammates who could be his children and grandchildren. This goal is also the second time since 2017 that Miura has scored in an official match for the first time in five years and seven months. However, behind the crazy record brushing is the help of "own family": Suzuka's head coach and general manager is Yasunen Miura, who is Miura Chira's own brother, and he is also the one who asked Suzuka to loan Miura Chira from Yokohama FC in J2. Because Miura Chira can not only serve as a role model for the players on and off the field, his arrival will also allow the club to receive a lot of commercial sponsorship.
At the age of 49, Miura had a body fat percentage of only 9%
Almost every season at the end of the season, Miura is asked when he will retire, but Miura always responds with the standard answer of the routine: "I give it my all every day, I want to challenge myself and see how long I can last." However, as time went on, people began to question whether Miura's persistence was a show, purely for money and record making, because he had long lost his strength as a professional player, but he was always surrounded by magnesium lights and sponsors, which shows that his persistence is not pure.
However, "Guam winter training" is another topic that has been regarded as Miura's professionalism for many years, and since 2004, Miura has traveled to Guam every year during the winter break for special training, bringing personal trainers, physiotherapists and cooks, all at his own expense. And the meticulous schedule from 5:30 a.m. to 21 o'clock, as well as the physical training subjects that are definitely not easy, make people marvel at the extreme self-discipline of this veteran. After 19 years of intensive training, Miura himself gave the most inspirational golden sentence: "This is a resort, but I have never seen the sea of Guam." ”
Miura's winter training in Guam
On February 26 this year, Japanese veteran Miura Chira celebrated his 56th birthday, and his Portuguese Liga's team Olivilens held a birthday celebration ceremony for him, at which Miura Tomora was interviewed and talked about his feelings. Miura said: "At 56 years old, I can still play on the green field and celebrate my birthday with everyone, which makes me more willing to play. Then I will adjust as soon as possible and get ready to play, if I have the opportunity, even if I have 1 minute of playing time. It would be better if it could help the team win the game and stay in the Portuguese Liga smoothly. This was Miura Chira's birthday wish at that time, and now Miura Chira has fulfilled this birthday wish, and also broke a record for the team, in the face of praise and controversy, anyway, Miura Chira still chose to stand on the green field, and spent half of his life in this way, which is an irrefutable fact, so that we can still sigh "veterans don't die"!
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