Pedro says goodbye to football after 20 years and 25 trophies

Pedro Rodríguez has officially announced the end of his professional football career at the age of 39. The Spaniard was left without a club after parting ways with Lazio in the summer and decided that the time had come for a new chapter in his life.

He retires with 25 major trophies and a place among the most successful Spanish footballers of his generation.

The strongest period of his career came with Barcelona, where he won 20 trophies and became an important part of Pep Guardiola’s team. Pedro also scored in the 2011 Champions League final, when Barcelona beat Manchester United 3-1.

He later moved to Chelsea, with whom he became an English champion, before continuing his career at Roma and Lazio.

With Spain, the forward became a World Cup winner in 2010 and a European champion in 2012. At club level, he made 794 appearances and scored 197 goals, while he recorded 65 appearances and 17 goals for La Furia Roja.

“Thank you, football, for making me so happy,” Pedro wrote in his farewell message.