Barcelona, Spain –
Trying to hold back tears, Barcelona forward Sergio Aguero announced his immediate retirement on Wednesday due to health reasons.
The 33-year-old Argentina striker underwent heart tests after leaving the field, clutching his chest during Barcelona’s match against Alaves in the Spanish league on October 30.
His condition has since been assessed, and a sobbing Aguero told a press conference at Camp Nou – attended by Barcelona players and board members, family and co-workers. former career – that he has decided to stop playing.
“I want to stay here and continue to help my teammates,” Aguero said, “but everything happens for a reason.”
Aguero said he made the decision 10 days ago. After the initial cardiac exam, he was informed that there was a high chance he would not be able to play again.
He took a deep breath and shook his head before making the announcement, then watched with sadness as a highlight reel of his career highlights flashed across the screen.
Aguero is one of the most famous players in the world, he only joined Barcelona at the end of the season after finishing 10 years at Manchester City, during which he became a great player of the football village. English bridge.
With his explosive mobility and powerful long-range shooting ability, Aguero has scored 260 goals for City and has been a key factor in the team’s growth as a major force in England and Europe. He has a record 12 hat-tricks of 184 Premier League goals, the most for a foreign player and the fourth most of all time.
He also scored arguably the Premier League’s most famous goal, an impressive stoppage-time goal against Queens Park Rangers, which gave City the title on the final day of the 2011-12 season.
Aguero, who joined City from Atletico Madrid in 2011, has struggled with injury during his final two seasons at City and missed his first season at Barcelona due to fitness issues. He only played in five matches for the Catalan club.
As for Argentina, Aguero has scored 41 goals in 97 matches – putting him third on the national team’s all-time scoring list – after making his senior team debut in 2006. That is. between two world titles for Argentina’s youth teams.
Aguero’s only major title with Argentina was at this year’s Copa America, where he barely played, and he also won an Olympic gold medal in Beijing in 2008.
Aguero is one of the youngest players to make his debut in Argentina’s first division at the age of 15 for club Independiente. He talked about the possibility of ending his career at the Buenos Aires club.
