👴 Bundesliga legend now oldest ever Europa League player | OneFootball

When Dante’s professional career began in 2002, the first iPhone was still a long way from being invented and the Europa League was still called the UEFA Cup.

Twenty-three years and seventeen iPhone generations later, that very same Dante is still on the pitch. After many years in the Bundesliga, where the Brazilian won numerous titles in Munich and Wolfsburg, he moved to OGC Nice in France in 2016.

There, the tireless central defender is still playing today—and in the Europa League match against AS Roma, he casually set an ancient record! At 41 years and 341 days old, Dante became the oldest outfield player in the history of the competition.

The oldest player of all time remains the English goalkeeper Brad Friedel, who played for Tottenham against Sheriff Tiraspol on November 7, 2013, at the age of 42 years and 173 days.

But let’s be honest: Chasing opposing strikers in the heart of defense is definitely a lot more exhausting than standing between the posts...

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