Former Barcelona captain Carles Puyol has retired from the game and will
take up a new role at Camp Nou next season, the Catalan club announced
on Friday.
Puyol played 593 official first-team games for Barca between 1998 and
this year, but had already announced his decision to leave the club this
summer following several seasons blighted by knee problems.
The former Spain defender, who is 36, had been considering a move to a
smaller side to extend his playing days, but has instead opted to take
up a new post at Barca alongside sporting director Andoni Zubizarreta.
"I want to say thank you to FC Barcelona for everything they have given me and also for this new opportunity," Puyol said in a statement on the club's official website.
"I have always played football and I tried to do that as well as
possible. I will do the same here," he added. "I need some time to rest
and some more treatment on my knee, but I'm really excited by this new
chapter."
No comments:
Post a Comment
Hi! Thanks for visiting my blog. Please dont forget to invite your friends and To say something