June 04, (THEWILL) – Carlos Tevez has confirmed his retirement from football due to the death of his father.
Tevez’s adopted father, Segundo Raimundo, died last year as a result of health problems associated with the COVID-19 pandemic, and Tevez said it was “very difficult” to perform without his “number one fan” watching.
In his announcement, Tevez said: “I have retired, it’s confirmed. They offered me many things, including from the United States. But that’s it, I have given everything. Playing last year was very difficult, but I was able to see my old man. I stopped playing because I lost my number one fan.”
Tevez spent his prime years in Europe with West Ham, Manchester United, Manchester City, and Juventus, playing for seven different teams across three continents and scoring 164 goals in all. He won three Premier League titles, as well as two Scudetti, one FA Cup, one Coppa Italia, the FIFA Club World Cup, and the 2008 UEFA Champions League.
The 38-year-old, who never played in the US, spent the final years of his career with his boyhood club Boca Juniors, where he played for three distinct spells totaling 12 seasons.
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