End of career at 33: On Wednesday Sergio Agüero announced the end of his professional career in tears due to heart problems
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Sergio Agüero moved to FC Barcelona in the summer. On Wednesday, however, the star striker from Argentina announced the end of his career in a broken voice. In October he collapsed while playing a game. He is struggling with the consequences.
Es not that long ago tears flowed in a media room at Camp Nou, the legendary home of FC Barcelona. Lionel Messi took his seat there on August 8th and announced his departure from Barcelona after playing for the Catalans for 21 years. A few days later, the Argentine superstar joined Paris. St. Germain at.
On Wednesday tears flowed again. Sergio “Kun” Aguero had appeared at a press conference to announce the end of his career as a professional footballer. Because of his heart problems, he quits at the age of 33. “It’s a very tough moment for me, but health comes first,” said the Argentinean, crying and with a broken voice.
184 goals in 275 games
The 101-time international who scored 42 goals for the “Albiceleste” had previously been diagnosed with malignant cardiac arrhythmias. Agüero suddenly collapsed in the 40th minute of Barça’s league game against Deportivo Alavés at Camp Nou at the end of October. He grabbed his chest, gasped, and was changed.
At the end of October, Sergio Agüero collapsed in the 40th minute of the game against Deportivo Alaves
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After ten successful years at Manchester City, the professional only moved to Barcelona in the summer. At Manchester City he was an idol: in 275 competitive games, he scored 184 times. This makes him by far the most successful professional in the club’s history and also the best foreign goalscorer in the Premier League. Before that, Agüero had played for Atlético Madrid from 2006 to 2011 and scored 74 goals in 175 competitive games.
The 1.73 meter tall striker made his professional debut in Buenos Aires in 2003 at Independiente. At the age of 15 years, one month and three days, he became the youngest player in the history of the Argentine Primera División – a record he still holds today.
The 2008 Olympic champion was often in the gossip columns at home because he was in a relationship with Giannina Maradona, the daughter of soccer legend Diego Maradona, for years. Both gave a grandson to the 1986 world champion who died the previous year. Benjamin, now twelve, is the godson of Lionel Messi and is considered a talented footballer.
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