Kolkata: Sergio Aguero announced his retirement from professional football on Wednesday (December 15). FC Barcelona arranged for a press conference in which Aguero announced he would not play at a professional level anymore as advised by his doctors due to his cardiac issues.
Sergio Aguero was admitted to the hospital for a “cardiac exam” after he felt dizziness and chest pain during FC Barcelona’s 1-1 draw against Alaves on October 31. Initially, he was ruled out for three months but after further examinations, he decided to quit professional football as advised by his doctors.
Aguero is retiring as a five-time Premier League champion with Manchester City, he also helped Argentina win the Copa America for the first time in 28 years, which proved to be his final international tournament. As the legend of the game retires here is a look at some of his iconic moments :
When asked about his best moments Kun himself regards a goal he scored as a 17-year-old teenager for Independiente as one of the most memorable. During Independiente’s derby against Racing, which is quite a big stage in Argentina. The 17-year-old Kun announced himself in style and showed glimpses of the legend he was about to become.
Aguero moved from Independiente to Atletico Madrid in 2006 to play in the big stage of European Football. In 2010, Atleti defeated Fulham to win the Europa League. Hence it was the first European Trophy that was added to the glorious career of the Argentine forward. In the Super Cup Final against Champions League winner, Inter Milan, the young Aguero scored a goal as the Spain side got the better of the Italian side.
When talking about Sergio Aguero, the first thing that comes to your mind is the “Agueeerrooooooo” moment. An unforgettable moment in all of football’s history. In his debut season for Manchester City, Aguero scored an impressive 30 goals for his team. His 30th goal became iconic forever, as it came in the final minute of the final game which decided the Premier League winner. Aguero scored the goal that won Manchester City the Premier League title.
During the 2014-15 UCL campaign, Manchester City were on the verge of crashing out of the Champions League. With just two points from their first four UCL group games, City would have crashed out if they were defeated by Bayern Munich. Edin Dzeko and David Silva were among those absent through injury. Aguero had the duty to put City through. And he did so more than that, he put City ahead and then scored twice more in the final five minutes of the game, after goals from Xabi Alonso and Robert Lewandowski almost left City on the brink of crashing out.
Aguero had a ruthless twenty minutes against New Castle. He scored five goals against them. The first goal put his team back in the game, he equalized after Aleksandar Mitrovic put the visitors ahead. But as the second half went underway, he scored four more goals within 17 minutes. Aguero left City as their leading goal scorer with 390 goals.
Aguero’s time in Barcelona was shorter than expected. The Argentine left City to join the Catalan side during the summer of 2021. Although he did not feature in a lot of matches for Barça, he sure left his name on one of the most sought-after events of football – the El Clasico. Kun scored in the final moments of the match with his signature finish beyond Thibaut Courtois. Although Barcelona lost the match, Kun produced a moment of magic.
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