Cesc Fàbregas has announced his retirement from football this Sunday after 21 seasons, the last in Serie B as an Italian. The 36-year-old Catalan hangs up his boots after having won 15 club titles, most of them with Arsenal, Barça and Chelsea, and another three gimped with the Spanish team, one World Cup and two Euro Cups.
"After 20 incredible years full of sacrifice, dedication and joy, I only have to say thank you and say goodbye to this wonderful sport as a player", the man from Arenys de Mar communicates on the networks, who remembers all the teams where he has played. militant in addition to announcing that he will begin his career as a coach in the Como subsidiary.
"I will never forget my first days at Arenys, Mataró, Barça, Arsenal, the return to Barça, Chelsea, Monaco and Como", begins his writing Fàbregas. The midfielder finished training at Barça and at Arsenal, a club that recruited him at just 16 years of age and made him debut a season later with the first team.
With the Gunners he consolidated himself in the elite under the leadership of Arsène Wenger, even playing in a Champions League final, and in 2011 he returned to dressing as a blaugrana under Guardiola. By then, the Catalan, a player with a great vision of the game and arrival in the area, had already won the 2008 Euro Cup and the 2010 World Cup with Spain. Cesc was the author of the final goal in the penalty shootout against Italy in the quarterfinals of the continental tournament, a shot that gave the pass to the first semifinals of the national team since Euro 1984.
"I have lifted the World Cup, two European Championships, won everything in England and Spain and almost all the European trophies. It has been an impossible trip to forget. All of you who have helped me, my teammates, coaches, directors, presidents, owners, fans and my agent, a heartfelt thank you", continues his text Fàbregas.
His arrival to Barça with hype and cymbal was not matched on the field. As a Barcelona player he won a League, a Copa del Rey, a Club World Cup, a European Super Cup and two Spanish Super Cups. Later, starting in 2014, he closed his record with Chelsea, where he won two Premier Leagues, one Europa League, one FA Cup and one League Cup. The last years of his career were at Monaco and Como.
The midfielder also remembers his "opponents", who have made him "stronger" and is obviously grateful to his loved ones: "To all my family, from my parents and sister to my wife and children, thank you for your advice, help and guidance on this long and incredible journey".
"I have had experiences that I never thought in a million years I would come close to. I have learned 3 languages and I can say that it has made me more compassionate and wiser. It has been so worth it for all the great memories and friends what I've done along the way", the Catalan concluded his goodbye before explaining his move to the bench.
"I will start coaching the B team and Primavera del Como 1907, a club and a project that I am very excited about. This wonderful club has won my heart from the first minute and it came to me at the perfect moment in my career, I will give everything whatever is in my hands", concludes Fàbregas.
