Former Netherlands international Profper retired at 30: lost the joy of playing football and hopes to return to family

Recently, the 30-year-old former Netherlands international Profper announced his retirement on the official website of Eindhoven, saying that he has lost the pleasure of playing football and will continue to look for a new chapter in his life.

Propel and Eindhoven currently have a year and a half left on their contract, but the two sides have finally decided to terminate the contract after negotiation. Profper said: "I finally decided to end my career and it made me feel relieved. When I played abroad, I gradually lost my love of the sport, which made it difficult for me to continue to demand myself according to the requirements of professional players, and it was difficult to devote myself to the sport wholeheartedly. Coupled with the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, I have been unable to see my family, family and friends for a long time. I'm glad that Eindhoven ended up giving me a chance to go back to my hometown, I tried to rediscover the joy of playing football in the past, but it wasn't, I still felt that I didn't love football as much as I did, and I didn't want to continue my career anymore. ”

Speaking about his future, Profper said: "I will spend time in the future to find my interests and to find the jobs I want to do in the future. Of course, I've had a lot of good moments in the world of football, and I'll cherish them, and then after I've been out of football for a while, I'll see if I'll miss football again. But now, I'm ready to meet the new things in my life. I want to thank my family, as well as my friends and family for their support, and now it's time to go back to family. ”

Plympiel Pépére's decision, SaidOon De Jong, Phoevoyn's director of football, expressed regret, saying: "We obviously want Propel to stay with the team and help the team achieve more success, I respect his choice and thank him for being able to speak his mind to us sincerely. On behalf of the club, I would like to thank him for everything that has been done right for the club over the years and for helping Eindhoven win the Eredivisie title in 2016. ”

in Ralph