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Former Argentina, Man City striker Tevez confirms retirement

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Former Argentina striker Carlos Tevez confirmed late on Friday that he has retired from skilled soccer, one yr after leaving Buenos Aires membership Boca Juniors citing burnout.

The 38-year-old mentioned on nationwide TV present in Argentina that he would now not play professionally.

Known as ‘El Apache’, Tevez started his profession at Boca and had profitable stints with Corinthians.

He moved to England in 2006, the place he performed for Premier League sides West Ham United, Manchester United and Manchester City, earlier than transferring to Italy to hitch Juventus.

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Tevez had two extra stints together with his hometown membership Boca on both facet of a spell with Chinese Super League crew Shanghai Shenhua.

He made 75 appearances for the Argentine nationwide facet and gained an Olympic gold medal on the 2004 Olympics in Athens.