Former Manchester United and England defender, Rio Ferdinand on Saturday, May 30 announced his retirement from football
Rio Ferdinand retired after a stint with Queens Park Rangers
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Rio Ferdinand retired after a stint with Queens Park Rangers
Former Manchester United and England defender, Rio Ferdinand on Saturday, May 30 announced his retirement from football.
Check out his full statement
"After
18 years as a professional footballer I now feel it's the right time
for me to retire from the game that I love. As a 12 year old boy,
kicking around a football on the Friary Estate in Peckham, I never
dreamt that I would play for my boyhood club West Ham, captain Leeds United, win the Champions League with Manchester United, or re-join my first manager Harry Redknapp at Queens Park Rangers.
"I
will always regard the 81 times that I played for England, with immense
pride. These are all treasured memories that will last a lifetime.
"Starting a career, every young man needs mentors. I found mine in Dave Goodwin, the District Manager at Blackheath, and Tony Carr, the Youth Team Manager at West Ham. They installed in me personality traits that lasted throughout my career.
"I will always be grateful to them. I'd like to thank Chris Ramsey, Harry Redknapp, David O'Leary and David Moyes who
managed me at various times in my career, all the backroom staff who
looked after me over the years, and the players that I played with.
"I'd would also like to thank the team who managed me off the pitch, Jamie Moralee and
everybody at New Era. Winning trophies over my thirteen years at
Manchester United, allowed me to achieve everything that I desired in
football. From a young child to today, that was all I cared about. None
of that would have been possible, without the genius of one man, Sir Alex Ferguson.
"His
greatest accomplishment in my eyes will always be how he developed us
as men, not just as footballers. He will in my opinion, always be the
greatest manager in British football history. I'd also like to thank and
pay tribute to my late wife Rebecca and my family, including my mother and father, for their sacrifices, their encouragement and their advice throughout my career.
"And
finally, I'd like to thank all the fans from all the clubs, for without
them professional football would not exist. I will miss each and every
one of you on my Saturday afternoons.
The former England international won six EPL titles with Manchester United
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