The Brazilian midfielder Felipe Melo41 years old, thirteen of them performed at different European clubs, winning three titles of Libertadores Cup and a confederations cup with BrazilThis Friday announced his specific retirement from football.
“Now I’m closing one of the most important chapters of my life: my career as a soccer player. They are incredibly years, with many battles and conquests,” says now former soccer player in a message published on his social networks.
The announcement came after Fluuminise, Carioca Club where she conquered the Libertadores Cup of 2023 and the South American Cup Winners’ Cup 2024, decided not to renew the contract that expired on December 31.
MelloThat during his career was also characterized by controversies outside the field and poor plays that caused him some expulsion, informed that there was a message full of religious mention and thank God.
“I am grateful to all the clubs where I had fun with the performance, the fans, who became fuel for my journey, my teammates, all the people who marked today and my family, That always supports me.
In spite of his retirement as a footballer, Mello He remains linked to Fluinence, a club he recently represented at a New York event with sponsors of the FIFA Club World Cup this year in the United States.
Before signing for fluminence in 2022, Melo played five seasons with the PalmeirasA team in which he became a captain and where he won five titles: two libertadores (2020 and 2021), a Brazilian championship (2018), a Brazilian cup (2020) and a paulist championship (2020).
The Midfielder started his professional career in Flamengo and went through the other great Brazil, such as Gremio and Cruzeiro, before starting a long career in Europe.
Between 2004 and 2017 he defended the Spanish Almería shirt, Santander career and Real mallorca, The Italian Inter Milan, Juventus and Fiorentina and the Turkish Galatasaray, where he won the Turkish Cup three times, the Super League three times and the Super Cup three times between 2011 and 2016.
Along with the Brazilian team, where he played at the World Cup in South Africa in 2010, he won the 2009 Confederations Cup.
Source: La Verdad
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