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Carlos Tevez confirmed this Friday his retirement as a professional soccer player, after several months without playing, and pointed out that the death of his father was a factor for him to say goodbye to the fields, although he indicated that he will continue to be linked to the fields now as technical director.
“I am retired, confirmed. They offered me many things, but it was a very important change for my family. As a player I already gave everything I had in my heart, that leaves me more than calm. I woke up one day and said ‘I don’t play anymore’, I called my representative and told him. That night I called Riquelme and asked him to do the conference.
“On my last birthday they asked me to play again, I asked for the microphone and I explained the reasons. I stopped playing because I lost my number one fan (his father Segundo). He was eight years old and the one who came to see me was him. For what else?”, Carlos Tevez said in an interview with Stray animals of America TV .
CARLOS TEVEZ WILL CONTINUE TO BE LINKED TO FOOTBALL AS A TECHNICIAN The now former Argentine striker indicated that he will not be away from the soccer fields, since his retirement is as a soccer player, since he is determined to be a technical director and has a project in mind.
“I am going to be a coach, I made the decision that I am going to direct. I am working with Chapa Retegui, I have a project that we have been working on with my brothers for several months. I’m excited, I’m very hooked,” he said. Carlos Tevez .
Tevez was selected by Argentina and at the club level he played for Boca Juniors, Corinthians, West Ham, Manchester United, Manchester City, Juventus and the Chinese club Shanghai Shenhua.
