“Saturday’s game (against Almeria) will be my last at the Camp Nou‘ the 35-year-old posted on Twitter.
The experienced defender bows with four Champions League titles and the 2010 World Cup and Euro 2012 with Spain.
“I wanted to tell you that I have decided that the time has come to end this journey,” he said in a video clip of the star looking at images of herself as a little boy wearing the Barcelona shirt, or hunting. to signatures.
Visca Pique. semper. https://t.co/zsg5Izrtht
— FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) 1667518167000
“There is no other team after Barca,” he added.
“I’m going to be a super fan, I will support the team and pass on my love for Barca to my son.”
“And sooner or later I’ll be back,” he concluded.
Arriving at the Camp Nou at the age of 10, Pique left his home city for Manchester United’s academy in 2004, where he won a first Champions League trophy in 2008 under then manager Alex Ferguson.
He then returned to Catalonia and helped Barca to eight La Liga crowns, seven Copas del Rey and three Champions League titles in 2009, 2011 and 2015.
Pique says goodbye to Barca who have been eliminated from the Champions League for the second season in a row.
A sports icon in Spain, he also had celebrity status as a partner of Colombian singer Shakira.
💫 A brilliant career. Once a Culer, always a Culer@3gerardpique
— FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) 1667513953000
They met while filming the video of Shakira’s 2010 World Cup anthem Waka Waka.
Shakira sang the official song for the closing ceremony of the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, with Spain beating Pique Netherlands 1-0 in the final at Johannesburg’s Soccer City stadium.
Barça will always be your home. We will miss you 🥺 https://t.co/sjnx3gherE
— FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) 1667505695000
The couple, who announced their divorce in June, have two children.
Mixing playing with a burgeoning business career, Pique founded sporting events company Kosmos, which was behind the revamp of tennis’s Davis Cup.
🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 Leagues🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 Copa del Reys🏆🏆🏆 Champions Leagues🏆🏆🏆 Club World Cups🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 Spanish Super Cups 🏆🏆🏆 UEFA Super Cups
— FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) 1667501629000
Kosmos and Pique sparked controversy over the payment they received for helping arrange the move of the Spanish Super Cup to Saudi Arabia.
