Barcelona striker Sergio Aguero announced today, Wednesday, the end of his playing career due to a heart problem, at the age of 33.
The news, which was expected due to the deteriorating health of the Argentine international, came in a press conference held today at the "Camp Nou" stadium, in the presence of Barcelona President Juan Laporta and the team's players.
Fighting tears, Aguero said, "My health comes first. The medical team told me that it was better for me to stop playing, and for this I leave Barca and retire from football."
"I leave with my head held high and happy. I don't know what awaits me in the coming years, I have many people who love me and wish me the best."
Add one more Culer to the Barça Family @aguerosergiokun pic.twitter.com/IvO9RyxgRe
— FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) December 15, 2021
Aguero, who starred at first with Atletico Madrid before making a brilliant career with Manchester City, suffered from chest pains during Barcelona's match against Deportivo Alaves on October 30, and the club announced at that time that he had a heart rhythm problem.
Serge Barjuan, who was Barcelona's interim coach at the time, said Aguero had told him he was "a little dizzy".
After further examinations, it was decided that Aguero would be out of action for 3 months in order to undergo "diagnosis and treatment".
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— FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) December 15, 2021
However, after consulting with specialists, Aguero was told that continuing to play would be too risky.
The Argentine national team striker - who scored 426 goals and assisted 118 other goals in 786 games he played in his career - joined Barcelona on a free transfer from Manchester City last July, but a calf injury delayed his start with the team. Catalan until October.
Kun, you'll always have a home here at Barça pic.twitter.com/dVBT7plcWl
— FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) December 15, 2021
Aguero participated in 5 matches with Barcelona in all competitions, and played 166 minutes, and his only goal came in the team's shirt in the Clasico match that Real Madrid lost 1-2.
Aguero had set a record in Manchester City by scoring 260 goals for the team in 390 games over a golden decade he spent with the team, during which he won 12 major titles, including 5 titles in the English Premier League, before leaving him at the end of last season.
Aguero's most prominent goal was a killer goal he scored against Queens Park Rangers and decided the team's title in the 2011-2012 season, the first title for Manchester City in the competition under the name of the English Premier League.