Fernando Morientes ends his career

Fernando Morientes has decided to end his professional career after 17 years at the big stage.

Even at 34 years of age, former Real striker had offers from teams around the world but he has opted to end his career and to focus on his family.

“After 17 years of elite football, this is a complicated time and while I had three months to rethink my future, I will now focus on my family,” said Morientes.

Former Real Madrid striker has recently rejected offers from Qatar, Dubai and Sporting Lisbon and while we will not be seeing him on the pitch any more, he will stay close enough, having already agreed to provide commentary for Europa League matches and Euro 2012 qualifiers for Spanish TV channel Telecinco.

During his professional career, Morientes scored 204 goals in 573 games, while his international record is even more impressive, as he scored 27 goals in 47 matches for the national team.

[Source: Marca]