ARJEN ROBBEN'S RETIREMENT
Picture : a collection of titles for Arjen Robben with FC Bayern !
ARJEN ROBBEN ENDED HIS CAREER
96 times Netherland’s international Arjen Robben announced his retirement from his youth club FC Groningen yesterday (July 15), ending an illustrious career spanning two decades.
"I've decided to stop with my active football career. It was a difficult choice," said the 37-year-old of his decision, which was also confirmed by FC Groningen, his first and last club. One of the fastest and most skillful dribblers, with a devastating left foot, made his debut at FC Groningen during the 2000-01 season, before a transfer to PSV in 2002-03 where he won the Champion title of Netherlands. His first overseas transfer came two years later when he went to Chelsea and played an important role in helping the London club win the English Premier League in 2005 and 2006.
Robben moved to Real Madrid in 2007 , winning a La Liga title, before joining Bayern in 2009, where he played a major role in the German club's success ! Winner of the Champions League in 2013 with Bayern, Robben wrote the best pages of his career in the 2010s, reaching the World Cup Final in 2010 and the third place in 2014 with the Netherlands ! With his friend Franck Ribery, he was an essential player of the Bayern team during ten seasons, amassing 99 goals in 201 Bundesliga matches and 8 Bundesliga titles, 5 German Cups, the UEFA Champions League and the FIFA Club World Cup ! At the announcement of his retirement, Arjen Robben played 710 games and scored 247 goals in club and national team !
One month after retiring in 2019 at Bayern, he decided to play for FC Groningen last year, but he was again injured like often during his career. « The football heart wants to continue..., but the decision to quit is fair and realistic," Robben ended so a great career.