The year 2022 brought several important endings to football careers, among those who said goodbye to the king of the sport, Gerard Pique, Gonzalo Higuain or Carlos Tevez.
Pique, Ribery, Higuain, Tevez and Diego said goodbye to football
Transfermarkt compiled the top 11 most famous names that left football this year.
Ben Fosters
In our goal is Ben Fosters, who at the age of 39 has decided to end his career. During his career, he played for teams such as Stoke, Bristol, Manchester United (2005-2010), Watford and Birmingham.
Holger Badstuber
He retired from football at the age of 33. In 2009-2017, he played for Bayern Munich. He also played for the German national team between 2010 and 2015.
Gerard Pique
He decided to say goodbye to football this season. At the age of 35, Pique won everything he could with FC Barcelona, as well as the European Championship and the World Cup with Spain.
Laurent Koscielny
He said goodbye to football at the age of 37. He played for Lorient, Arsenal (2010-2019) and Bordeaux, among others. He also played 51 games for France.
Jack Wilshere
He decided to retire only at the age of 30. After the period in “Arsenal” (2008-2018), he was no longer found, and parting with football came somewhat naturally. He also wore the shirt of the England national team 34 times.
Ramirez
Having reached the age of 35, the Brazilian football player spent his years of glory in the Chelsea shirt (2010-2016). He also spent time in Jiangsu and Palmeiras.
Franck Ribery
He said goodbye to the life of a professional player at the age of 39. Worn out by injuries, the Frenchman decided to end his career. He impressed at Bayern Munich (2007-2019) and his spell came to an end after spells in Italy (Fiorentina and Salernitana).
Diego
He hung his boots on a nail at the age of 37. The Brazilian midfielder is known to pundits especially after his experience at Porto, Werder Bremen, Juventus and Atletico Madrid. He also played 34 matches for the Seleção.
Arda Turan
Having reached the age of 35, the Turkish midfielder decided to retire from football. He went to Galatasaray, Atletico and Barcelona. Played 100 matches for the Turkish national team (17 goals).
Gonzalo Higuain
He retired from football at the age of 35. During his career, he played for such famous names as River Plate, Real Madrid, Napoli, Juventus, AC Milan and Chelsea. He also played 75 matches for Argentina.
Carlos Tevez
Due to health problems, Carlos Tevez decided to end his professional football career at the age of 38. In his resume, he passed many big teams of the world: Boca Juniors, Corinthians, Manchester United, Manchester City and Juventus.
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