Today, terrible news from the Netherlands appeared. There, a former stronghold from the Jupiler Pro League was forced to put an end to his career. Not for sporting reasons, a medical cause heralds the end of his football career.
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Sounding name in Belgian football world
Mickaël Tirpan is a well -known name in Belgian football for many people. The defender played with Dender, Eupen, Lokeren and recently at SK Lierse.
For some time, however, our countryman had been working at Willem II. The Tilburgers unhappy from the Eredivisie last season, although Tirpan itself was often one of the light points.
Rare condition
However, the defender had been struggling with health problems for some time and was previously diagnosed with sarcoidosis, a rare disease of the immune system.
This season, however, he started the Kitchen Champion Division in good spirits. He was in the base in matches against ADO Den Haag, FC Eindhoven and Almere City, but suddenly disappeared from the selection at the end of August. Now it becomes clear why: medical specialists advise him to immediately stop professional football.
“The 31-year-old defender must focus entirely on his health,” says Willem II in a statement. “Mika, thank you for everything. We wish you a lot of strength and strength!” We also wish Tiran a lot of strength.
