Darío Cvitanich, in one of his last training sessions with Banfield, his first and last club. Photo: Guillermo Rodriguez Adami.
Darío Cvitanich announced his retirement from soccer through an emotional post on his social networks, where he shared some photos of his successful season with clubs such as Banfield, Boca, Racing and Ajax in the Netherlands , and in a brief letter he explained the reasons that led to this decision.
Nearing 38 years old, the scorer ended his career a day after the end of Banfield’s involvement in the League Cup, on Tuesday which also marked the departure of DT Diego Dabove and the arrival of Claudio Vivas as head of the team .
Darío Cvitanich at Banfield, where he played 166 games and scored 66 goals. A legend.
“It’s not a bye, it’s not a see you later, it’s not even a see you always. I think the most appropriate word is THANK YOU,” Cvitanich said in his letter, in which he suggests he will have a farewell match at Banfield.
This season, Cvita returned to Drill to close the circle of his impressive career, as it was in the green and white colors that he debuted in the First Division, on October 23, 2003. In addition to passing through Boca , where he joined the 2011 undefeated champion, and Racing, where he won the Super League and the 2019 Champions Trophy, also played for Nice in France, Pachuca in Mexico and Miami FC, an MLS club where he stood in scoring the first goal of your story.
“So many people I’ve met and helped me, clubs I’ve been to and unique moments that I will keep in my heart !!”, the striker describes in his Instagram post.
Cvitanich, scorer for Boca undefeated champion in 2011. (Télam)
Married to model and host Cecilia Bonelli for 11 years, Cvitanich warns that her decision will be motivated by the need to dedicate herself to her family and personal projects. “A decision that’s been coming a long time and I’m convinced it’s time!” clarification by Darío.
And he finally made a point that defines his style of play, energetic and with an unsatisfactory appetite for goals, but at the same time a leader and voice of command that earned him a role model in all his teams.
“I made an effort, I suffered, I won, I lost, I made mistakes, I learned, but most of all, I was happy,” Darío wrote. A different football player, one of those not multiplying at the local level.
Darío Cvitanich has become a symbol of the Racing world. PHOTO OF MARCELO CARROLL.
Cvitanich numbers:
- Banfield 2003/08, 2016/18, 2021/22: 166 PJ, 66 goals.
- Ajax 2008/2010, 2010/11: 42 PJ, 13 goals. (1 title)
- Pachuca 2009/10, 2010/11, 2014/15: 55PJ, 18 goals. (1 title)
- Boca 2011/2012: 40PJ, 10 goals. (1 title)
- Nice 15/15/2012: 76 PJ, 36 goals.
- Miami 2016: 27 PJ, 9 goals.
- Racing Club 2018/21: 75 PJ, 8 goals. (2 titles)
Cvitanich’s letter on Instagram:
“It’s hard to start saying goodbye and find the right words to do it, it’s not goodbye, it’s not to meet later, it’s not to meet forever. I think the most appropriate word is THANK YOU.
There is one last game left in the area where I started and where I will end, it certainly can and should be broader in emotions and thanks to so many people I have met and helped me, clubs where I need to be and strange. moments that I will keep in my heart!
But life goes on and now personal projects and my family life decide for me, which is long overdue and I am convinced it is time !!!
Between the sadness of what is past and the uncertainty of what is to come, but happy to have achieved more than I thought! I worked hard, struggled, won, lost, made mistakes, I learned, but most of all, I was finally happy! Thank you “
Source: Clarin
