While the 36-year-old Cristiano Ronaldo and the 40-year-old Ibrahimovic are still working hard for goals, victories and trophies, some players have chosen different paths, C Ronaldo's former Real Madrid and national team teammate Cohen Tron became a fisherman, while the former Serie A champion, the Italian international, chose to hang up his boots at the age of 30 and transformed into a rock singer.
He was Osvaldo, a former Argentine talented teenager and later a problem player. Osvaldo's career has been smooth, playing for Clubs Atalanta, Lecce, Fiorentina, Espanyol, Roma, Southampton, Juve, Inter, Porto and Boca Juniors.
Despite being born in Argentina, Osvaldo chose to play for the Italian national team, making 13 appearances, at one point scoring three goals in three consecutive games.
Playing for so many giants is enough to explain Osvaldo's strength and talent, but the fact that he has never played for one team for a long time also shows the real reason that prevents him from reaching another height: untamed.
While playing for Roma, Osvaldo beat Upela in the dressing room and refused to attend the award ceremony after the Coppa Italia final, so he was expelled from the Italian national team. While playing for Bologna, he clashed with captain Telci and gave his teammates a heavy punch. While playing for Boca Juniors, he smoked in the dressing room and was fired by the club.
Looking back on his playing career, Osvaldo said, "There are a lot of rules in football, a lot of rules. I'm not used to following the rules, I like freedom. ”
"I'm proud of my career and everything I've achieved is thanks to football. But when you play football, you have to live an unreal life. ”
"You're always going to get a price tag, it's crazy. If you're good, then you're worth $50 million, and if you're not good enough, then you're worthless. ”
If you score a goal, then you're God, if you don't score, then you're.
'The only thing that matters to you is that you are the player Osvaldo, but they don't care if you're a good kid or if you have feelings or not.
In the midst of constant upheaval, Osvaldo made an important choice in 2018: he decided to hang up his boots at the age of 30 and formed a band with a group of musicians, who served as the band's lead singer.
The idea was by no means a whim, having met the musicians in a bar as early as 2010 while playing for Espanyol.
Why did he make such a decision, Osvaldo revealed, "I was 30 years old when I hung up my boots, and everyone said that was the age when the players reached their peak. They just don't understand, you know, they look at me like they're saying, 'You're crazy, you have everything.' ”
"You play for some of the best teams in the world and then you decide to leave the football pitch? You're crazy, they don't understand, but that's my passion. ”
"I don't like that, I'm a very sensitive person and I'm tired too. I was going crazy and I decided to live the life of a musician. ”
Today, Osvaldo lives the life of a rock star, dressed like Captain Jack Sparrow from Pirates of the Caribbean, smoking cigarettes and drinking every time he shares photos on social networks.
Looking back on his decision, Osvaldo did not regret it in the slightest: "I left football and I no longer feel heavy. I feel free and relaxed, and I'm happy now. ”