Former champion maker of Anderlecht Lukasz Teodorczyk hangs up his football boots: “It will take a while to process this”

“Processing this will probably take a while,” it sounds on Instagram. “I want to write a few words to the fans, the people connected to football and directly to me. The last few years have not gone the way I wanted, I have spent more time elsewhere than on the field. I tried, I fought, but my body doesn’t cooperate with my head and with my character and doesn’t want to give everything. If I can’t give the best of myself then I won’t start, so I have to break it off. I thank all the good people I met on my path. Football has given me a new life.

“It gave me everything, because when I started as a little boy from a small town, all I had was dreams. I’ve worked very hard for what I’ve been able to achieve, experience, see… for what kind of person I am and where I am. There are probably young people reading this, so I address you as well. If you have nothing, don’t feel inferior! Don’t be told you won’t achieve anything! Keep your head up, grit your teeth and fight for your dreams. I did it, so any of you can do it. I’ve always been real, I’ve always been me and I will always be.”