It was rumored that 34 year old German midfielder Toni Kroos is playing his last season for Real Madrid. But to everyone’s surprise, he announced the end of his playing career. He will retire after playing the Champions League final for Real Madrid and the Euro for Germany.
In a shocking turn of events, Real Madrid legend Toni Kroos has announced his intentions to retire at the end of the season via a letter posted on Instagram on Tuesday 21 May. Toni Kroos himself announced the end of his playing career. His club Real Madrid also posted.
What did Toni Kroos wrote in the post?
“July 17th, 2014 – the day of my presentation at Real Madrid, the day that changed my life. My life as a footballer – but especially as a person. It was the start of a new chapter at the biggest club in the world. After 10 years, at the end of the season this chapter comes to an end. I will never forget that insolent successful time! I would particularly like to thank everyone that welcomed me with an open heart and trusted me,” Kroos wrote in an Instagram post.
“But especially I would like to thank you, dear Madridistas, for your affection and your love from the first day until the last one. At the same time this decision means that my career as an active footballer will end this summer after the Euro championship.”
“I am happy and proud, that in my mind I found the right timing for my decision and that I could choose it by my own. My ambition was always to finish my career at the peak of my performance level. From now on there is only one leading thought: a por la 15!!! HALA MADRID Y NADA MAS!” the post further read.
Toni Kroos’s career in world of football
The German played 463 matches for Los Blancos and won 22 titles. These include 4 Champions League trophies, 5 Club World Cups, 4 European Super Cups, 4 La Liga titles, 1 Copa del Rey and 4 Spanish Super Cups. All in all, his career at Real Madrid was full of highlights. In the decision to leave, Real Madrid released a statement citing Cruz as the best legend of Real Madrid and world football.
🤍🎱 @ToniKroos 🤍🎱#Kroos2024 pic.twitter.com/JcJcFWcf06
— Real Madrid C.F. (@realmadrid) June 21, 2023
He won 10 trophies after playing 6 seasons for the German club Bayern Munich before joining Real Madrid. Not only in the club career, but also in the national team, Kroos is successful. He won the FIFA World Cup trophy in 2014 for Germany. If luck helps, he can win the Euro championship as well.
This year’s host of the European Championship is Germany. The curtain will be raised for the next 14 people. Kroos wants to use the perfect opportunity to say goodbye to his country’s supporters at home.
