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Even after his fourth cruciate ligament tear, Miguel Peralta did not want to give up at first and fought his way back to team training at FC Aarau with great willpower. But now the 25-year-old has come to the conclusion that he wanted to “give his body some rest”.
Almost a year has passed since his last game for FC Aarau. On July 30, 2020, Miguel Peralta started against GC – and of course the then 24-year-old didn’t know that this would be the very last game of his painful career.
After just a few minutes, Peralta was seriously injured after an unfortunate duel. The diagnosis: cruciate ligament rupture. Yet again. For the fourth time. He had also suffered meniscus damage in both knees.
There is probably no other Swiss professional footballer with a comparable ordeal at this age. In the summer of 2014, Peralta signed his professional contract with FC Aarau, and since then he has only played 49 games for the club. He missed almost 200 games due to injury.
“Now is a good time”
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In spite of everything, giving up was never an option for Peralta. Until now. On Sunday announced the FC Aarauthat the winger will end his football career with immediate effect. Despite the contract until 2022. He wants to give his body, which has sacrificed a lot in recent years for his dream, some rest, says Peralta.
At the request of “blue News” he clarified: “I made the decision myself because I have the feeling that sooner or later all the operations would have been finished anyway. I thought that now is a good time so that my body is no longer exposed to this great stress. “
Nevertheless, he remains loyal to FC Aarau. In another role, Peralta will continue to work for the club, including making social media videos. “I’m looking forward to the future and I’m very happy to continue to work for my heart club,” says the Niedergösger.
And at some point the football fanatic will definitely dare to hit the grass again. Peralta: “Certainly not yet. But let’s see how long it will take for the tingling to go away. “
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