Brazilian football is full of talent, and many players have left their mark on European football, and in the former Bundesliga, a midfielder named Diego was once in the spotlight, and he landed in Bundesliga powerhouse Werder Bremen in 2006. Unexpectedly, it turned out that the 37-year-old Diego had just retired!
On October 30, in the final of this season's Copa Libertadores, with Balbosa's only goal of the game, Flamengo managed to defeat Atlético Paranaense 1-0, and the 37-year-old captain Diego lifted the championship trophy for the team. Diego returned to Brazilian football in July 2016 to join Flamengo, where he became an important No.10 and helped the team return to the top. Just a week after winning the title, Diego announced his retirement on social media on November 7, officially bidding farewell to professional football and ending a 20-year career since he was promoted to Santos' first team in 2002.
A former midfielder from Pele's parent team Santos, Diego, born in 1985, was considered a future star of the Samba Legion and has since played for Porto, Werder Bremen, Juventus, Atletico Madrid, VfL Wolfsburg, Fenerbahce and Flamengo. In the summer window of 2009, Juve signed the then 24-year-old Diego from Bremen for a transfer fee of 27 million euros, which was a high enough transfer in football at the time. However, since then, the technically excellent Diego has not been in a stable form, and he has to return to Brazilian football, and now he has finally announced his retirement at the age of 37!
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