Former Manchester United and City striker Carlos Tevez announces retirement from football

Former Manchester United and City striker Carlos Tevez announces retirement from football

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Argentine forward Carlos Tevez recently announced his retirement from football at the age of 38, following the demise of his father. Tevez last played for his boyhood club, Boca Juniors back in 2020. Tevez is one of the few players who played for both Manchester United and Manchester City in the Premier League.

Speaking about his retirement, Carlos Tevez spoke to the Argentine talk show Animales Sueltos saying, “I’ve retired, it’s confirmed. I had offers from many places, but as a player I had already given everything I had. My last year playing [at Boca Juniors] was very hard because he (Tevez’s late father, Segundo Raimundo) was brain dead. I woke up one day and told Vane (Tevez’s wife, Vanessa): ‘I don’t want to play anymore’. I called Adrian (Tevez’s agent, Adrian Ruocco) in the afternoon and told him: ‘Look, I’m not going to play anymore. I’m retiring”.

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Carlos Tevez won numerous trophies in his club career

As a professional football, Carlos Tevez enjoyed a fruitful career winning numerous accolades for all the clubs he played for. Carlos won the Premier League 3 times, the Serie A twice, the Champions League with Manchester United and the Argentine Superliga 4 times. He also won a number of domestic trophies as well including 1 FA Cup, 1 Coppa Italia, 1 League Cup, 3 Community Shields and more.

Carlos Tevez ended his career with 237 goals and 108 assists in 607 club games. He also netted 13 times in his international career for Argentina. His best individual stint was with Manchester City where he managed 73 goals and 35 assists in 148 appearances from 2009 to 2013. Tevez also had a stint in the Chinese Super League where he won the Chinese FA Cup.

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Carlos Tevez is expected to continue to remain a part of the footballing fraternity as he prepares to start his new career as a technical director soon. Tevez also eyes a job in Europe soon after as well but will remain in his home country Argentine for now.

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