Her withdrawal from active action at the age of 34, announced the Wojciech Szczany. Having been freed from Juventus and without having found – or without having looked for – a team to continue his career, he surprised everyone with the decision he made not to put on gloves at a professional level again.
With three Italian championshipsequally Cupstwo FA Cupstwo Italian Super Cup and one Community Shield in England, the Polish goalkeeper thought he had reached the end of his football career.
He played for Arsenal, Brentford, Roma and Juventus and was present at 4 European Championships and 2 World Cups with his country’s national team.
“When I left Warsaw, my hometown, for Arsenal in 2006. I had a dream to make a living from football. How could I have known what a life journey would begin then…
How did I know I would be playing for some of the biggest teams in the world and wearing the crest shirt 84 times.
How did I know that I would live from football and that this game would be my whole life…
I reached places I had never imagined. Everything I have acquired and everything I am as a person, I owe to football…
Today, my body is still holding up, but my heart is no longer in football. Now it’s time to give all my attention to my family.
I have decided to retire. Every end has a beginning. I don’t know where this will lead me, only time will tell. But the past 18 years have shown me that nothing is ever impossible! I will dream big again!” he said in his announcement.
Source: Sport Fm
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