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The Australian, who will leave Yokohama to take over Scotland's Celtic, leaves a legacy of high-intensity attacking soccer that has brought fun back to Nissan Stadium.
Kazuyoshi Miura: King Kazu is a living legend & more than just a gimmick
At 54, King Kazu Miura is the world s oldest professional footballer | Masashi Hara/Getty Images
It has become an annual tradition. Every January, Japanese living legend Kazuyoshi Miura signs a new one-year contract to extend his career as the world’s oldest professional footballer.
2021 has been no exception and ‘King Kazu’ penned a fresh deal with Yokohama FC, the club he joined in 2005. Miura was in his late thirties then, a time when most players are either already retired or winding down their career. But he has gone on for another 16 years and counting.