FILE PHOTO: Spain striker Fernando Llorente applauds Napoli fans during his spell as a player for the Italian side, during the Champions League match against Liverpool at the San Paolo stadium in Naples, Italy, 17 September 2019 Action Images via Reuters/Andrew Couldridge

Feb 16 (Reuters) – Striker and former Spain international Fernando Llorente announced his retirement on Thursday at the age of 37, ending an 18-year career in which he was part of the team that won the 2010 World Cup and Euro 2012.

Llorente played for clubs such as Athletic Bilbao, Sevilla, Juventus, Tottenham Hotspur and Napoli, with whom he won three Serie A titles, two Italian Cups and a Europa League.

“No, no. It’s clear to me now. I keep in shape playing paddle tennis,” the Navarrese athlete told Movistar Plus, who has been without a club since his one-year contract expired. with Eibar last year when he was released. asked if he will return to the field.

Llorente was international 24 times with his Spain, with whom he scored seven goals.

He played in the English Premier League with Swansea City and Tottenham, helping them reach the 2019 Champions League final by scoring the goal that put the London club through to the semi-finals at the expense of Manchester City.

(Reporting by Angelica Medina in Mexico City; editing by Ed Osmond; editing in Spanish by Darío Fernández)

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