At 35, Gerard Pique has been more of a businessman of late and announced on Thursday that he will retire after FC Barcelona’s match against Almeria on Saturday.

Gerard Pique ends his football career at the age of 35

Pique, who was considered by many to be the future president of the Catalan group, has recently been plagued by injuries and has not played for FC Barcelona anymore.

“Coolers, I have only one thing to tell you. I decided it was time to close the loop. I have always said that there will be no other team after Barcelona, ​​and so it will be. This Saturday will be my last match at Camp Nou– Gerard Piquein a video posted on Twitter.

Pique made his professional debut for Manchester United in the 2004 season after joining as a teenager from Barcelona. He spent the 2006/07 season on loan at Real Zaragoza and eventually returned to his boyhood club, with Nemanja Vidic and Rio Ferdinand giving him little chance of playing regularly under Alex Ferguson, writes Eurosport.

Pique retired from international football in 2018 and scored five goals in 102 appearances. Together with the Spanish national team, the defender won the European Championship twice (2008, 2012) and the World Championship (2010).