Carlos Tevez confirmed his retirement from football: "I stopped playing because I lost my number one fan"

The Apache, who left Boca in tears almost a year ago and did not play again officially, put an end to his football career and confirmed that he will be the technical director.

And it is a fact: Carlos Tevez confirmed his retirement from professional football. Although he had left Boca in mid-2021 and had not officially competed again, many fans were surprised by this news, since they dreamed of seeing him play for points again. However, despite the illusion of the fans, the Apache He hung up the boots permanently.

In an extensive interview with Alejandro Fantino on the program Stray animalsthe historic blue and gold No. 10 announced that he put an end to his football career on the green grass and that it was a very difficult decision to make. “I am retired, confirmed. They offered me from many places, but as a player I already gave everything that I had in my heart. That leaves me more than calm”Tevez said.

Later, explained that the death of his father was one of the keys in his decision: “My last year playing was very hard because he was brain dead. I wake up one day and tell Vane: ‘I don’t play anymore’. I call Adrián (Ruocco) in the afternoon and tell him: ‘Look, I’m not going to play anymore. I retire’. I call Riquelme at night and tell him: ‘Tomorrow I need the club to hold the conference. I don’t play anymore’. Then came what came, I didn’t play anymore and that’s when the family realized that I didn’t play anymore. There they fell.

Tevez announced his retirement from professional football

“They asked me all the time why I had stopped playing. Until I told them, ‘I stopped playing because I lost my #1 fan. I was eight years old and the one who came to see me was him, so he said: ‘What else for?’ I got up and said: ‘I don’t play for anyone anymore’. I think that was the only time I really thought about myself. I had lost my No. 1 fan and that made me not want to play anymore.”ended about it visibly excited.

Tevez confirmed his retirement:

What will Carlos Tevez do after his retirement from football

In recent months, the idol xeneize has been seen touring the north of Argentina in a van with his family, singing folklore at the top of his lungs in Santiago del Estero and playing golf and even snacks with his friends in the fields of Fuerte Apache. Beyond those hobbies, Tevez already seems to be clear about how his life will continue without the ball tied to his instep: he will take his first steps in the technical direction and could do so accompanied by Carlos Chapa Reteguiformer coach of the Lionesses and Lions and today Undersecretary of Sports of the City of Buenos Aires.

“I am very excited about what we have with my brothers and with Chapa Retegui. I made the decision that I am going to lead. We have been working together for four or five months now and the truth is that we are putting together a very good and comprehensive project. I’m very hooked on it.”Carlitos said. “As a working group, we like to confront the player on a personal level”he added.

Tevez revealed that he will be technical director

The last and sad game of Tevez: missed penalty and elimination of Boca against Racing

On June 4 of last year, Carlitos said goodbye to the club of his loves after a few last months of much wear and tear. The last image of him on a court was far from the one he would have imagined for his end. Which? His missed penalty in the semifinals of the Professional League Cup against the Academia and subsequent removal.

After closing a weak performance in the 90 minutes -like all of Boca-, in which he was seen disconnected from the game and not very participative for what a player of his stature used to, Tevez was in charge of the first auction from the twelve steps of the Xeneize in the definition.

The Apache he sought to ensure with a strong shot to the middle of the goal defended by Gastón Gómez, but it crashed into the crossbar. To the ill-advised execution and the consequent uneasewas followed by the harsh impact of defeat, after Racing won 4-2 on penalties.

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thus concluded Tevez’s final role in Bocafar from what he would have dreamed of and what his career in the Xeneize It deserved as a farewell. The sad image of her lamenting… The last one with the blue and gold mantle. The last of her career.