MADRID, 27 Nov. (EUROPA PRESS) –
Argentine Maxi Rodríguez has announced that he has ended his career as a professional footballer with 40 years and after more than two decades of career, in which he wore the Albiceleste shirt and played for clubs such as RCD Espanyol, Atlético de Madrid or Liverpool.
“The moment came when I thought it would never come to me or that as a soccer player we do not want it to come, this moment to close the career as a professional. It is a very difficult decision to make, but at the same time I am very calm They were many years of career, I think I gave myself to the fullest and I emptied myself completely, I no longer have anything to give, “he said in a video posted on his social networks.
The one from Rosario made his debut in 1999 in the Argentine first division with the team he was always a fan of, Newell’s Old Boys, where he played two more stages after passing through Europe and where he won the Final Tournament in 2013.
“A lot of things come to my mind, especially when I started in the ‘baby’ and my grandfather took me to kick. My old woman when I was not working also accompanied me a lot and my grandmother was waiting for me at my house with the food made so that I fed well. They were the most important pillar to get to the first division, which was the most important dream I had, which was to play in the first division of Newell’s, “he declared excitedly.
In his new “adventure” in Europe he was accompanied by his wife, who was “always in bad times” and who gave him “support to never lower his arms.” He ended up at Espanyol (2002-05), and his good work at the Parakeet team led him to Atlético de Madrid (2005-10); There, in five seasons before leaving for Liverpool (2010-12), he played 158 official games in which he scored 44 goals and provided 18 assists.
“I thank all the teams where I have been. Espanyol de Barcelona, Atlético de Madrid, Liverpool and Peñarol. And the Argentine team, which together with Newell’s are the two shirts that I love so much. I was able to enjoy it to the fullest. to wear them for a long time, “he stressed.
He also had words of thanks for all his coaches and teammates. “If there is something that I would like to be remembered as a great partner, a great person. I think that is the best mark I could have left. It is difficult to speak, to be able to express myself, but I want to do it that way, naturally, as I am. Me. Something simple and simple. I thank everyone in football who has always treated me with great affection, “he concluded.