Former Manchester United and Portugal winger Nani has retired from playing.
The 38-year-old had been playing for Estrela Amadora in the Portuguese top flight this season. Nani's final game came at his first club Sporting on 1 November. "The time has come to say goodbye, I have decided to finish my career as a professional player," he wrote on social media.
"It's been an amazing ride and I wanted to thank every single person who has helped me and supported me through the highs and lows during a career which lasted over 20 years and gave me so many unforgettable memories
"Time to turn a new leaf and focus on new goals and dreams.
Nani joined United from Sporting for about £21m in June 2007 and went on to play 230 times for the club, scoring 41 goals
His time at Old Trafford was successful, winning the Champions League in his first season, plus four Premier League titles and two League Cups in eight seasons.
Nani's standout campaign with United was 2010-11 when he was named the club's players' player of the year, named in the PFA's Premier League team of the year, and his 14 league assists were more than anybody else.
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Can’t talk about Nani without having the feeling of nostalgia. So many memories, I grew up watching him play for Manchester United alongside Christiano Ronaldo. Nani was such an important figure in English football even before I had any real interest in football I knew who he was because his picture was on the cover of exercise books back in the day. I’m going to spend the rest of the evening watching YouTube videos of Nani’s goals for Manchester United. Happy retirement champ!