Ex-Bayern star Robben retires: ‘Physique says no’
Arjen Robben has introduced his retirement from skilled soccer after taking part in a key function in Bayern Munich’s golden decade.
“I’ll positively retire. And it is good as it’s,” Robben, 35, mentioned in an announcement launched to German media on Thursday. “It is the toughest determination I needed to make in my profession.”
Robben, whose contract at Bayern Munich expired on June 30, added: “My coronary heart says sure, my physique says no.”
Damage inclined all through main elements of his enormously profitable profession, Robben missed most of his Bundesliga farewell tour in 2019 as he as soon as once more battled a number of accidents.
“It’s a determination during which coronary heart and thoughts collide. The fact is that issues do not work the best way they did whenever you had been 16,” Robben mentioned.
In his final match on the Allianz Enviornment, Robben was on the right track for Bayern because the German giants sealed a seventh consecutive Bundesliga title, earlier than occurring to win one other home double the next week.
Arjen Robben bids farewell to soccer at age 35. Picture by TF-Photographs/Getty Photographs
After stints with FC Groningen, PSV Eindhoven, Chelsea and Actual Madrid, Robben joined Bayern Munich in 2009 and went on to turn out to be one of many membership’s greats within the decade to observe.
That includes in 201 Bundesliga video games, he scored 99 objectives and arrange an extra 62.
The 2010 World Cup finalist appeared in a complete of 110 Champions League matches for Eindhoven, Actual Madrid, Chelsea and Bayern.
He topped his time on the membership by scoring the late winner within the 2013 all-German Champions League remaining in opposition to Borussia Dortmund, which Bayern received 2-1.
Throughout his profession, Robben received eight German Bundesliga titles, 5 German cups, two Premier League trophies, one FA Cup, one La Liga title, two Dutch cups and one Eredivisie title on high of the Champions League and Membership World Cup in 2013.
He participated in three World Cups and three European championships.