Veteran Sao Paulo goalkeeper Rogerio Ceni has played
his last match at the age of 42.
Ronaldinho has led the tributes to Sao Paulo's veteran
goalkeeper Rogerio Ceni, who has played his last match for the
club at the age of 42.
Ceni's extraordinary career took in 23 seasons in Brazil's Serie
A and the one-club man racked up over 1,200 appearances for
Sao Paulo and Brazil, for whom he won 16 caps.
But it was Ceni's incredible goalscoring that will ensure his
name goes down in history, with the goalkeeper hitting 131
goals over the course of his long career, an average of over five
strikes each season, to ensure he is football's most prolific
goalkeeper.
Ronaldinho, who played in Brazil's 2002 World Cup-winning
squad with Ceni, wrote on Twitter: "Congratulations for your
career and your trajectory. You are an example of an athlete
and person. Good luck in this new phase."
Ceni made his Sao Paulo debut in 1993 and has remained loyal
to the club throughout his career, winning honours including
three Brazilian league titles and two Copa Libertadores crowns.
The goalkeeper had planned to hang up his gloves at the end of
last season but instead signed a one-year contract extension to
play on for another year.
"This is my last year - not only for Sao Paulo, but as a
professional footballer," he said when announcing his retirement
in April 2014.
his last match at the age of 42.
Ronaldinho has led the tributes to Sao Paulo's veteran
goalkeeper Rogerio Ceni, who has played his last match for the
club at the age of 42.
Ceni's extraordinary career took in 23 seasons in Brazil's Serie
A and the one-club man racked up over 1,200 appearances for
Sao Paulo and Brazil, for whom he won 16 caps.
But it was Ceni's incredible goalscoring that will ensure his
name goes down in history, with the goalkeeper hitting 131
goals over the course of his long career, an average of over five
strikes each season, to ensure he is football's most prolific
goalkeeper.
Ronaldinho, who played in Brazil's 2002 World Cup-winning
squad with Ceni, wrote on Twitter: "Congratulations for your
career and your trajectory. You are an example of an athlete
and person. Good luck in this new phase."
Ceni made his Sao Paulo debut in 1993 and has remained loyal
to the club throughout his career, winning honours including
three Brazilian league titles and two Copa Libertadores crowns.
The goalkeeper had planned to hang up his gloves at the end of
last season but instead signed a one-year contract extension to
play on for another year.
"This is my last year - not only for Sao Paulo, but as a
professional footballer," he said when announcing his retirement
in April 2014.
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