Four Legends Who Retired Early

DBasia.news – Some football legends in the 1990s and 2000s are still performing without showing any retirement signal. But, some others ended the career earlier.

The reason was varying, like the injury, stagnant career, and declining performance. But, some players choose to retire with no explanation.

Here are 4 legends who decided to retire early:

Didier Deschamps (32)

Didier Deschamps was recognized as one of the best French defending midfielders of all time. He brought Les Bleus to achieve the 1998 World Cup title. Besides, Deschamps was the only player who could win the world cup, both as the player and the coach.

In the future, Deschamps capability could be seen from the players like N’Golo Kante, Claude Makelele, and Lassana Diarra. Besides Juventus, Deschamps was played in Chelsea, Marseille, and LaLiga club Valencia.

However, Deschamps made a surprising decision when he decided to retire in 2001. At that time, he was 32. Some people guessed that it was due to the injury.

Jamie Carragher (29)

 

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Jamie Carragher supported Liverpool for more than 17 years and claimed as one of the players with “one man one club” label. Carragher reached his peak career in Liverpool after winning the 2005 Champions League. At that time, The Reds could revive after the 3-0 situation against AC Milan.

Carragher decided to retire from the international football in 2007 when he was still 29. Not too long after that, the 40-year-old man returned for a while and had his 38th match with England national team.

Marco Van Basten (31)

 

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Marco Van Basten was known as one of the deadly predators in the penalty box while supporting Ajax Amsterdam and AC Milan. He scored more than 300 goals.

The Dutch player has the capability in air duel and could optimize the opportunity, no matter how small it is. Besides, Van Basten also has another capability, his leadership charisma.

However, when he was 28, Van Basten got the ankle injury that declined his performance. Three years later, Van Basten decided to retire due to the injury.

Eric Cantona (30)

 

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Despite his controversial career, match ban, and negative issue, we can’t deny that Cantona is one of the players who deserve the highest level.

Stepping aside from his indiscipline behavior, Cantona presented the interesting performance for football. Cantona was known for his passionate performance and the above the average individual capability.

Next, the French player chose to end his career in his 30. However, seeing his performance at that time, he could play for another two or four years.

Currently, Cantona is known as the actor in his country. However, the kung-fu kick of the Manchester United player could be one of the most popular figures in the football world.