Japan · 1992–2026Kazuyoshi Miura
Rating
Caps
89
Goals
55
Life
1967
Clubs
Tokyo Verdy, Vissel Kobe, Yokohama
#7
Editorial rank of 33 for Japan
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The people's rank, live from duel votes
On 26 July 2026, aged 59, Kazu scored in the 52nd minute of Fukushima United's 7-0 Emperor's Cup win over Iwaki Furukawa, his first competitive goal in almost four years. He won the 1992 Asian Cup on home soil as the tournament's best player, was Asian Footballer of the Year in 1993, took the first J.League MVP award that year with Verdy Kawasaki, and is into a 42nd season across Brazil, Italy, Croatia, Australia and Portugal. Career record: 89 caps and 55 goals for Japan; club career at Tokyo Verdy, Vissel Kobe, Yokohama.
Career record
| 1986–1986 | Santos |
| 1986–1986 | Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras |
| 1986–1986 | Sociedade Esportiva Matsubara |
| 1987–1988 | Esporte Clube XV de Novembro |
| 1987–1987 | Clube de Regatas Brasil |
| 1988–1989 | Coritiba |
| 1990–1998 | Tokyo Verdy |
| 1990–1990 | Santos |
| 1994–1995 | Genoa CFC |
| 1999–1999 | GNK Dinamo Zagreb |
| 1999–2000 | Kyoto Sanga |
| 2001–2005 | Vissel Kobe |
| Japan | 89 caps, 55 goals |
Shared the era
Japan legends whose careers overlapped Miura's