Former Manchester United and Uruguay forward Diego Forlán has announced his retirement from football.
The 40-year-old, who also played for Villarreal, Atlético Madrid, Inter Milan, and last played for Kitchee in Hong Kong in 2018, revealed his decision on Twitter.
He tweeted:
“After 21 years I made the decision to end my career as a professional footballer. A beautiful stage closes full of great memories and emotions but another of new challenges will begin. Thanks to all who in one way or another accompanied me on this path!”
Forlán spoke about his decision on the TeleMundo TV channel:
“What I lived in these 21 years … I have no words. I never imagined. It is much, much, much more than what I dreamed as a child,” he said. “It would have been nice to close my career in Peñarol, but it did not happen, the negotiations did not come to fruition. I would have loved it.”
Forlán won the Golden Ball award for the best player at the 2010 World Cup – where Uruguay reached the semi-finals. He wound down his career with boyhood club Penarol, Mumbai City and most recently Kitchee in Hong Kong.
