Mangala retires at 35 | OneFootball

Eliaquim Mangala has ended his playing career at the age of 35.

On social media, the former FC Porto and Estoril centre-back shared an emotional video in which he says goodbye to football and admits that it is time to “move on to something else”.

“Most of my big decisions tend to happen in moments like this, when I feel it’s necessary to move on to something else. That’s how I feel, I don’t spend too much time thinking about it and I realize this is the moment. It’s over,” he said.

“There’s no return to the pitch, it’s over. Thank you, football. Thank you for everything. Thank you to all the coaches I had and to all the people who helped me. I also want to thank all the teammates with whom I shared difficult and happy moments, because, deep down, we are one big family and we all want the same thing,” he added.

Over the course of his career, Mangala made 388 appearances, 96 for the Dragons and 31 for the Canaries. His honours include two league titles and three Super Cups with FC Porto, as well as the Premier League and the League Cup with Manchester City.

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