Brazilian fullback and midfielder Juliano Belletti, 34, announced his retirement from football because, he said, physical problems. "However you want to follow, leaving the body. Today I put an end to my career as a professional football player by physical problems," said former player of the Spanish teams Barcelona and Villarreal and Chelsea in their social network page Twitter . The author of the goal with which Barcelona won the Champions League in 2006, said: "The enthusiasm, willpower and overcoming fail to be stronger than the pain."
The withdrawal of Belletti, who started the selection that won the 2002 World Cup takes place twelve days after having signed the modest Ceará. "I was overcome by the body. More specifically, the Achilles tendons. Ceará and I apologize to their fans for failing to fulfill the contract and thank the directors of the club for the opportunity," he said.
In 2010, after returning to Brazil, Belletti was crowned champion of the Brazilian league with Fluminense, but are not entrenched as a starter in the team from Rio de Janeiro, and left their ranks in March. Belletti recalled the 22 titles in his 16 year career with 46 goals scored and 58 caps for Brazil. "Being a sports broadcaster, assistant coach or provide consulting services for professional football players options are prepared to go from this point," said Belletti about their future. (via AS)
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