Midfielder who had a spell at Corinthians announces retirement | OneFootball

Late on Tuesday afternoon (21), Giuliano, who played as an attacking midfielder and had a spell at Corinthians between mid-2021 and the end of 2023, announced his retirement from football in a post on his social media. The decision to hang up his boots comes at the age of 36 – check out the full post at the end of this article.

“Football was the best thing that ever happened to me. Through it, I dreamed while still a boy, saw the world, lived moments I could never possibly explain, and became the man I am today. It gave me so much. But it also asked a lot of me. They were years of sacrifice, distance, pain, defeats, fresh starts, pressure, and days I wish could have lasted forever,” said the now former player in part of the excerpt.

Photo: Rodrigo Coca/Corinthians Agency

Wearing the Corinthians shirt, he played 143 matches in just over two years (93 as a starter), with 58 wins, 46 draws, and 39 defeats, scoring 12 goals and providing 15 assists. He did not win any titles with the club from Parque São Jorge. In the 2022 season, even as a backup for Timão, then managed by Portuguese coach Vitor Pereira, he was the top scorer of the Copa do Brasil with five goals.

Giuliano left Corinthians in December 2023, when the Augusto Melo administration, which had just been elected for the 2024–2026 term, was reshaping the squad and letting go of the more experienced names on that team. Before ending his career, he played for Santos in 2024, where he played an important role in the Baixada Santista club’s Série B campaign – securing promotion to Série A. For the Alvinegro Praiano, he recorded 12 goals and three assists in 36 matches.

The following year, his last as a professional, he played for Athletico-PR in Série B, making 23 appearances and scoring three goals, as part of the campaign that earned promotion to the top flight of Brazilian football. In addition to those three clubs, he also played for Paraná (where he came through the youth ranks), Internacional, Grêmio, Zenit (Russia), Fenerbahçe (Turkey), and Al-Nassr (Saudi Arabia). Giuliano was also called up to the Brazilian National Team on a few occasions, having more opportunities between 2016 and 2018, when Tite was in charge of the Seleção.

Read Giuliano’s statement from his official Instagram account below:

Football was the best thing that ever happened to me.

Through it, I dreamed while still a boy, saw the world, lived moments I could never possibly explain, and became the man I am today.

It gave me so much. But it also asked a lot of me.

They were years of sacrifice, distance, pain, defeats, fresh starts, pressure, and days I wish could have lasted forever.

When I look back, I don’t just see matches, goals, titles, or shirts.I see my life.I see my family walking beside me.I see people who believed when everything was still just a dream.I see that boy who started out without knowing how far football could take him.

And today I can say to him: it was worth it.Every training session. Every trip. Every tear. Every fall. Every time I had to start over.

I am deeply grateful to God for allowing me to live through all of this.

Today, a chapter on the pitch comes to an end.But what football built in me remains.

Some stories don’t end when the whistle blows. They simply move to another field.

Thank you, football.For everything.

The game goes on

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.