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Unexpected news reached Spanish football - Aritz Aduriz will no longer return to the field as a professional. The 39-year-old legend of Bilbao's "Athletic" club announced that he is ending his football career. The Spanish league season should resume in mid-June, but the Basque player will not return to the field. As revealed by the player himself, he will undergo surgery for the club, so there are no hopes of returning to the field and thus ending his career. "This is how my journey ends - unforgettable and wonderful, from the first to the last day," wrote the Basque. A. Aduriz played for other Spanish teams during his career, but he left the deepest mark in the history of the "Athletic" club. In the Bilbao team, the forward played a total of 407 matches, scored 172 goals, and won the Spanish Super Cup in 2015. In the past, he also played for the teams of "Valencia," "Mallorca," "Real Valladolid," "Burgos," and "Aurrera." In the Spanish national team, A. Aduriz played 13 matches and scored 2 goals. Throughout his player career, which began in 1999, A. Aduriz appeared on the field 793 times and scored 287 goals.
pic.twitter.com/8WQU5mOMvD - Aritz Aduriz (@AritzAduriz11) May 20, 2020
