Thiago Alcantara, one of the classiest players well known for playmaking and vision on the pitch, recently announced his retirement from professional football.
He had an amazing career for a midfielder, spanning top clubs and achieving international success.
Thiago began his career in the youth ranks at Barcelona, before rapidly rising to a mainstay first-team player.
In his stay at Camp Nou during the 2010-11 campaign, he ended up playing an important role in their winning both La Liga and the Champions League.
More silverware was added to his cabinet over the coming seasons, including another La Liga title and a FIFA Club World Cup and Copa del Rey.
2013 was the year Thiago made a new move to Bayern Munich, where he made an immediate and abiding mark.
In his seven years with the club, Bayern Munich dominated Bundesliga, emerging champions each year.
Under his influence, they won four German Cups and another Club World Cup.
Extremely significantly, Thiago was central to Bayern’s success in the Champions League during the difficult 2019-20 season, which had been that way due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Thiago’s next challenge came in 2020 when he made a move to Liverpool, where this supreme talent took power at Anfield.
Though the four years with the Reds were mostly completed by injuries, the 98 appearances by Thiago indicated poignantly that class and technical brilliance never die.
His contributions were critical as Liverpool competed for numerous trophies, securing the Carabao Cup and Emirates FA Cup during the thrilling 2021-22 campaign.
Thiago also turned out for Spain, thus earning 46 caps and scoring two goals.
He showed his commitment and skills in every game he played with the national team jersey on.
A touching social media post announced in Thiago’s words,
“I will always carry the great memories and what football has taught me, in my heart. Thank you to everyone who supported me all my way and helped me grow both as a player and as a person.”
Thiago Alcantara’s retirement marks the end of an era for football fans all across the globe who looked at his mastery and consuming passion for the beautiful game over the years.
