Former Barcelona Forward, Borjan Krkic Announces Retirement From Professional Football Aged 32
Former Barcelona and Spain forward Bojan Krkic have announced his retirement from professional football at the age of 32, following a career that spans 15 years and 7 countries.
Bojan came through the La Masia academy and was touted as one of the greatest ever talents to come out of it, scoring more goals in the youth ranks than anyone else. The numbers exceeded 800 goals, and at the age of 17, he made his senior debut with Barcelona. He is the third-youngest debutant in club history and would win an international cap for Spain at the age of 18.
Speaking at a farewell event at Camp Nou, Bojan made it known that he was proud of his career.
“It is with great pride that I want to announce that a stage is over, the stage of a professional football player, in which I feel infinitely grateful for everything I have experienced.”
During his career, he won three La Liga titles, a Champions League, a Copa del Rey, two Spanish Supercups, and a European Supercup with Barcelona. He also won the Dutch Supercup and Eredivisie with Ajax.
His final game as a footballer will be with the Catalan national team, who are looking to arrange a friendly in June to send Bojam off. He also admitted that he had been taking courses in order to remain in football.
