2022 witnessed the retirement of some of the world's most famous football stars, as they said goodbye to the stadiums after a career full of success and achievements, during which they won many titles and trophies, whether with their clubs or the teams, but ultimately during the trip they chose to stop playing and bid farewell to the green rectangle for a variety of reasons, including injuries and old age.
Among the ten most famous players to retire in 2022, we find the Spanish Gerard Pique, the Barcelona player, who bid farewell to the stadiums in tears during his team's match with Almeria in the Spanish league last November.
After reaching the age of 35, the Barcelona defender decided to stop playing, although his contract is extended until 2024, as he ended his football career after winning 35 titles and winning all possible championships including 30 titles with Barcelona, most notably the 2009 Hexagonal, with 3 titles with Manchester United. In addition to two titles with the Spain national team, including the European Champions League title, the first at the 2010 World Cup, and the second at Euro 2012.
Another star to bid farewell to the stadiums is 39-year-old French player Franck Ribery, who played for German club Bayern Munich for 12 years, during which he won the German League title nine times, the European Champions League, and won the title of best player in Europe for the year 2013. He also played 81 international matches with the France national team, and had other experiences with Fiorentina, Marseille, Galatasaray and Italian Salernitana.
As for the third star, he is Carlos Tevez of Argentina, who ended his career at the age of 38 after a busy career and varied experiences, as he played for Argentina's Boca Juniors, Manchester United, Manchester City, and Juventus. And now he is a coach. He played 76 international matches with "Tango", during which he scored 13 goals.
The fourth star is Argentina's Gonzalo Higuain, 34, who was a Real Madrid player for six years. He also played for Napoli, Juventus and Milan in Italy and Chelsea in England.
As for the fifth star, we have Turkey's Arda Turan, who spent 6 seasons in the Spanish League with Atletico Madrid and Barcelona, during which he played 233 matches, scoring 37 goals. He also played 100 international matches and scored 17 goals.
The sixth star is English player Jack Wilshere , who retired due to injury at the age of 30. Among his most prominent stations, we find the English Arsenal. He played for Arsenal 17 years, and joined West Ham United, Bolton and Bournemouth, and also Participated in 34 international matches with the Three Lions.
And the seventh player to retire this year is the Brazilian Fred, a former French Lyon player, at the age of 38, when he bid farewell to the green rectangle amid loud applause from Fluminense fans gathered at the legendary Maracana Stadium.
He had significant experiences in South America with clubs Cruzeiro, Fluminense and Atlético Maneiro. He also played 39 international matches with the Samba team and won the 2013 Confederations Cup.
The list of top ten retired players also includes 35-year-old Nigerian Mikel John Obi, whose most notable stint was with England's Chelsea and led the Nigerian national team in the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations and won the title. At the Age of 36, finished his international career with 51 caps.
Long list
It is mentioned that 2022 also recorded the retirement of many other prominent players, such as Belgian Thomas Vermaelen, English player German Defoe, Sunderland player Serbian Aleksandar Kolarovo. And Englishman Mark Noble is West Ham player who will become the club's sporting director from next January.
Yokohama's Shinsuke Nakamura also retired at the age of 44, having played 98 international matches.
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