In a decade from now, it will be said that it was the era of Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, but all of us who witnessed this era will remember aces such as Robert Lewandowski, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, and among the greatest, of course – Sergio Aguero. And he officially confirmed today – his body said: enough is enough.Sat, 20.30: (1.38) BARCELONA (5.20) ELCHE (9.00)The great Argentine, probably the greatest player in the history of Manchester City, had to accept that due to heart issues (arrhythmia), which showed it’s crippling power in the match against Alaves in November, it is simply wiser to hang his football boots on a peg at the age of 33.”I convened this conference to inform you that I have decided to stop playing professional football. These are very difficult moments, but hey, I’m still very happy about this decision, because health comes first.” said Aguero with tears in his eyes. Few tears dropped among the members in the audience where, in addition to the entire Barcelona team – Pep Guardiola and Aitor “Txiki” Begiristain (Manchester City coach and sporting director) were seen.##EDITORS_CHOICE##The two arrived from Manchester especially for this occasion, because Aguero brought City five titles in the Premier League in a decade at the club. The one won by Aguero’s goal in the last minute of his debut season, against Queens Park Rangers, will be especially remembered, and that title was the first in the blue part of Manchester after 55 years.Aguero has nothing to regret. He is retiring with more than 400 goals scored in the shirts of Independiente, Atletico Madrid, Manchester City, the national team of Argentina, and even Barcelona, for which he unfortunately played only five matches and once found the back of the opponent’s net.He won 21 trophies in his career and without a doubt was one of the greatest football players of his generation…His 184 goals in the English elite show how much the Premier League players feared when the small Argentine received the ball in or near the penalty area – only Alan Shearer, Wayne Rooney and Andy Cole scored more. Along with legends Thierry Henry, Didier Drogba and Cristiano Ronaldo, he is certainly one of the best non-English offensive players in the history of the Premier League, where he scored a goal every 108 minutes on average.In one of the biggest leagues in the world of football, last year he took over the title of the man with the most hat-tricks from Alan Shearer. The English goal scorer’s record lived for 21 years, until January 12, 2020, when the Argentine scored three in one match for the 12th time in the English highest rank. For the sake of comparison, from 2014 until today, he recorded 11 hat-tricks, and Manchester United only two.A rare football predator whose hunger for scoring was felt by all members of the Big Six. Chelsea was his favorite customer (15 goals), Tottenham conceded his 12, Arsenal one less, United 9, Liverpool seven. A goal scorer who didn’t care who was on the other side of the pitch.
