translated from Spanish: Mark Gonzalez announced through a video his retirement from professional football

Mark González, world-class with the Chilean national team in South Africa 2010, on Thursday formalized his retirement from professional football in a career where he also defended the shirts of Universidad Católica, Liverpool, Albacete, Real Sociedad, Real Betis, C SKA Moscow, Sport Recife, Colo Colo and Magallanes.Through a video, at The Anfield Stadium of the Liverpool club, the left-back announced his farewell to the activity that began in 2002 with the cross-store.” I’m in a very special place for me and for many, in Anfield, Liverpool Stadium, the biggest team where I got played and where I’m being welcomed today,” began the 35-year-old born in South Africa.” The reason for this video is because I think it’s the most opportune time, so I’m living, to convey to everyone that I want to announce my official retirement from football,” he added.” I want to thank everyone for their unconditional support and without wanting to lengthen much, at some point I will give more details, but I want to make it official, which I could not do before for obvious reasons of the country, thank ingest again for their unconditional support and thank you for everything, ” he continued. For the ‘Red’, in addition to the 2010 World Cup (where he scored Switzerland in the group stage), the ‘Chico Mark’ played qualifiers, the 2007 America’s Cup and the Copa America Centenario, the latter tournament that won the ‘Team of All’ in the United States.

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