Diego Godin retires

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By: Manu Tournoux

Diego Godin retires

Diego Godin has ended his career as a professional player. The central defender has worn the shirts of CA Cerro, Nacional, Villarreal, Inter Milan, Cagliari, Atlético Mineiro and Vélez in his career makis it is with Atlético de Madrid that he marked a whole generation. The 37-year-old will also have worn the Uruguayan national team many times.

Before announcing this news, Diego Godin wanted to play one last match in the jersey of Vélez Sársfield against Huracan this Sunday. The Uruguayan defender thus participated in his 626th meeting if we add up all the matches since the start of his career.

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Manu Tournoux

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