The life of footballers is like that of a shooting star that lights up the night, but sooner or later has to go out. It’s what lives Rafinha Alcantaraformer partner of Alexis Sanchez, Claudio Bravo y Arturo Vidal.
The Spaniard of Brazilian origin had a good careerbut nothing lasts forever, not even the cold November rain sang Axl Rose. It is for this reason that the steering wheel took the difficult decision to hang up his boots and say goodbye to the sport he loves so much.
Rafinha’s retirement
Through their social networks, Rafinha Alcantara informed his fans that he would step aside and that he was retiring from professional football. Surprising news, since he is only 32 years old, but justified given physical problems you suffered recently.
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“A little over a year ago, I suffered a knee injury. which, unfortunately, prevents me from competing at the highest level again. It was hard to accept that I couldn’t continue,” explained Thiago Alcantara’s younger brother. Curiously, he also left football prematurely due to physical problems.
“Football has been my life for as long as I can remember, and Understanding that I could no longer dedicate myself to it as I always did was a hard process.but over time, I have also been able to see how beautiful the trip has been,” Rafinha said in a video uploaded to his social networks.
The smallest of Alcantara began his career in Barcelonawhere he managed to share a dressing room with Alexis Sánchez, Claudio Bravo and Arturo Vidal. In addition to the Culés, he also played in Celta de Vigowhere he was a partner of Fabián Orellana. Inter Milan and PSG They were his other shirts.
The last club where he played was Al-Arabi SC of Qatarwhere a knee injury ended up keeping him away from professionalism. Among his most notable titles is The League of Spain, League 1 of France, the Champions League and the Gold medal of the 2016 Olympic Games with Brazil.
