Former Coritiba legend turns 59 and continues playing abroad: “Super veteran”

“I am pleased to announce my transfer to Fukushima United FC, embarking on a new challenge. First and foremost, I promise the players, coaching staff, fans, supporters, partner companies and the local community of Fukushima United FC that I will do my best to contribute to the team”, he declared at the time.

The Japanese also revealed that he plans to act until at least 60 years of age. Kazu began his football career in Brazil. After passing through the youth categories at Juventus-SP, he debuted as a professional for Santos. He also has spells at Palmeiras, Matsubara, CRB, XV de Jaú and Coritiba.

At Coxa, in fact, he scored six goals in 45 matches in the 1989 season. The following year, he played for Santos in 25 matches, scoring two goals. In addition to playing for European clubs, such as Genoa, from Italy, and Dinamo Zagreb, from Croatia, he had a career in Japanese football.

He successfully defended clubs such as Tokyo Verdy, Kyoto Sanga, Vissel Kobe and Yokohama FC. He also has a spell at Sidney FC, in Australia. He also has 91 games for the Japanese national team and played in a Futsal World Cup in 2012 for his home country.