SOCCER PLAYER
Kazuyoshi Miura
1967 - Today
Kazuyoshi Miura
Kazuyoshi Miura (三浦 知良, Miura Kazuyoshi, born 26 February 1967), often known simply as King Kazu), is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a forward for Japan Football League club Atletico Suzuka, on loan from J2 League club Yokohama FC. He is the world's oldest active player to score in a professional match. He played for the Japan national team from 1990 to 2000, and was the first Japanese recipient of the IFFHS Asia's Footballer of the Year award. Miura, whose rise to fame in Japan coincided with the launch of the J.League in 1993, was arguably Japan's first superstar in football. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Kazuyoshi Miura has received more than 3,314,661 page views. His biography is available in 64 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 62 in 2019). Kazuyoshi Miura is the 170th most popular soccer player (down from 81st in 2019), the 154th most popular biography from Japan (down from 102nd in 2019) and the 7th most popular Japanese Soccer Player.
Kazuyoshi Miura is most famous for being the oldest professional footballer in the world. He is a Japanese footballer who plays as a forward for Yokohama F. Marinos.
Memorability Metrics
3.3M
Page Views (PV)
62.85
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
64
Languages Editions (L)
7.98
Effective Languages (L*)
3.58
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among SOCCER PLAYERS
Among soccer players, Kazuyoshi Miura ranks 170 out of 21,273. Before him are Bobby Robson, Kevin Keegan, Laurent Blanc, Oldřich Nejedlý, Gianluca Vialli, and Luis Monti. After him are József Bozsik, Javier Zanetti, Carles Puyol, Felix Magath, Osamu Yamaji, and Lilian Thuram.
Most Popular Soccer Players in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsBobby Robson
1933 - 2009
HPI: 62.96
Rank: 164
Kevin Keegan
1951 - Present
HPI: 62.95
Rank: 165
Laurent Blanc
1965 - Present
HPI: 62.93
Rank: 166
Oldřich Nejedlý
1909 - 1990
HPI: 62.92
Rank: 167
Gianluca Vialli
1964 - 2023
HPI: 62.90
Rank: 168
Luis Monti
1901 - 1983
HPI: 62.88
Rank: 169
Kazuyoshi Miura
1967 - Present
HPI: 62.85
Rank: 170
József Bozsik
1925 - 1978
HPI: 62.79
Rank: 171
Javier Zanetti
1973 - Present
HPI: 62.78
Rank: 172
Carles Puyol
1978 - Present
HPI: 62.72
Rank: 173
Felix Magath
1953 - Present
HPI: 62.70
Rank: 174
Osamu Yamaji
1929 - 2021
HPI: 62.63
Rank: 175
Lilian Thuram
1972 - Present
HPI: 62.58
Rank: 176
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1967, Kazuyoshi Miura ranks 17. Before him are Kane, Mikheil Saakashvili, Pamela Anderson, Mark Rutte, Carla Bruni, and Boris Becker. After him are Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands, Michael Jai White, Akshay Kumar, Benicio del Toro, Philip Seymour Hoffman, and Mike Portnoy.
Others Born in 1967
Go to all RankingsKane
WRESTLER
1967 - Present
HPI: 65.19
Rank: 11
Mikheil Saakashvili
POLITICIAN
1967 - Present
HPI: 64.47
Rank: 12
Pamela Anderson
ACTOR
1967 - Present
HPI: 64.25
Rank: 13
Mark Rutte
POLITICIAN
1967 - Present
HPI: 63.83
Rank: 14
Carla Bruni
MODEL
1967 - Present
HPI: 63.61
Rank: 15
Boris Becker
TENNIS PLAYER
1967 - Present
HPI: 62.99
Rank: 16
Kazuyoshi Miura
SOCCER PLAYER
1967 - Present
HPI: 62.85
Rank: 17
Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands
NOBLEMAN
1967 - Present
HPI: 62.71
Rank: 18
Michael Jai White
ACTOR
1967 - Present
HPI: 62.46
Rank: 19
Akshay Kumar
ACTOR
1967 - Present
HPI: 61.96
Rank: 20
Benicio del Toro
ACTOR
1967 - Present
HPI: 61.87
Rank: 21
Philip Seymour Hoffman
ACTOR
1967 - 2014
HPI: 61.42
Rank: 22
Mike Portnoy
MUSICIAN
1967 - Present
HPI: 61.36
Rank: 23
In Japan
Among people born in Japan, Kazuyoshi Miura ranks 154 out of 6,245. Before him are Emperor Kanmu (737), Emperor Kōrei (-341), Torakusu Yamaha (1851), Issey Miyake (1938), Zeami Motokiyo (1363), and Kenzō Takada (1939). After him are Junko Tabei (1939), Kobayashi Issa (1763), Tomoyuki Yamashita (1885), Iwane Matsui (1878), Ken Watanabe (1959), and Shoko Asahara (1955).
Others born in Japan
Go to all RankingsEmperor Kanmu
POLITICIAN
737 - 806
HPI: 62.98
Rank: 148
Emperor Kōrei
POLITICIAN
341 BC - 214 BC
HPI: 62.96
Rank: 149
Torakusu Yamaha
BUSINESSPERSON
1851 - 1916
HPI: 62.96
Rank: 150
Issey Miyake
POLITICIAN
1938 - 2022
HPI: 62.90
Rank: 151
Zeami Motokiyo
WRITER
1363 - 1443
HPI: 62.90
Rank: 152
Kenzō Takada
FASHION DESIGNER
1939 - 2020
HPI: 62.86
Rank: 153
Kazuyoshi Miura
SOCCER PLAYER
1967 - Present
HPI: 62.85
Rank: 154
Junko Tabei
MOUNTAINEER
1939 - 2016
HPI: 62.82
Rank: 155
Kobayashi Issa
WRITER
1763 - 1828
HPI: 62.70
Rank: 156
Tomoyuki Yamashita
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1885 - 1946
HPI: 62.69
Rank: 157
Iwane Matsui
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1878 - 1948
HPI: 62.66
Rank: 158
Ken Watanabe
ACTOR
1959 - Present
HPI: 62.65
Rank: 159
Shoko Asahara
WRITER
1955 - 2018
HPI: 62.63
Rank: 160
Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Japan
Among soccer players born in Japan, Kazuyoshi Miura ranks 7. Before him are Koji Tanaka (1955), Junji Nishikawa (1907), Kunishige Kamamoto (1944), Hiroto Muraoka (1931), Kakuichi Mimura (1931), and Tameo Ide (1908). After him are Osamu Yamaji (1929), Hiroaki Sato (1932), Yozo Aoki (1929), Kenji Tochio (1941), Ken Noritake (1922), and Yoshio Okada (1926).
Koji Tanaka
1955 - Present
HPI: 71.22
Rank: 1
Junji Nishikawa
1907 - Present
HPI: 67.56
Rank: 2
Kunishige Kamamoto
1944 - Present
HPI: 64.71
Rank: 3
Hiroto Muraoka
1931 - 2017
HPI: 64.60
Rank: 4
Kakuichi Mimura
1931 - 2022
HPI: 63.32
Rank: 5
Tameo Ide
1908 - 1998
HPI: 63.25
Rank: 6
Kazuyoshi Miura
1967 - Present
HPI: 62.85
Rank: 7
Osamu Yamaji
1929 - 2021
HPI: 62.63
Rank: 8
Hiroaki Sato
1932 - 1988
HPI: 61.68
Rank: 9
Yozo Aoki
1929 - 2014
HPI: 61.50
Rank: 10
Kenji Tochio
1941 - Present
HPI: 60.93
Rank: 11
Ken Noritake
1922 - 1994
HPI: 60.81
Rank: 12
Yoshio Okada
1926 - 2002
HPI: 60.67
Rank: 13