Farewell to the Field: Kevin-Prince Boateng Retires from Soccer

“Thank you soccer. For everything” – this is how Kevin-Prince Boateng (36) announces the end of his career.

Boateng breaks up!

Wedding – London – Milan – Barcelona! In his long career, the German-Ghanaian (15 caps for Ghana) played for some of the best addresses in European football – and it all began in the football cages of the Berlin district of Wedding.

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He came to Hertha BSC as a child and fought his way into the Bundesliga team. He was just 18 when he made his Bundesliga debut. Two years later he dared to make the leap to England to join Tottenham Hotspur.

After a year and a half he is back in the Bundesliga for half a year. The “egg legend wool milk sow” (quote: Jürgen Klopp) can not prevail at BVB. He made his breakthrough at Portsmouth FC.

At AC Milan he whirls together with Zlatan Ibrahimovic (41). Together they win the Scudetto, the Italian championship, in 2011. 2013/14 the surprising move to Schalke 04.

He is not permanently happy there and moves on. He changed clubs almost every season over the next few years and was even briefly under contract with FC Barcelona. In 2017/18 he led Eintracht Frankfurt to win the cup and set up the goal for Ante Rebic in the final against FC Bayern to lead 2-1 – final score 3-1.

The circle will close in summer 2021. He returns to Hertha. In the rescue in the 2022 relegation against Hamburger SV (0: 1, 2: 0), he is the decisive player in the second leg and forms a congenial team with rescuer Felix Magath (70) in the relegation battle.

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But even he can no longer prevent relegation a year later. After that, he kept the option open for a long time as to whether he would continue his career after all – now the line has come after a total of 163 games in the Bundesliga.

Under his Insta post, fans and former teammates congratulate him on his career. Ivan Rakitic (35) writes: “My brother! Big Legend”. There is nothing more to add.

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Source: PICTURE 08/11/2023

2023-08-11 19:21:06
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