Bad luck! Latin American players who finished their careers due to injuries

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These 4 players were forced to retire due to injuries that markedly affected their football performance

The injuries are part of football, and no player has been exempt from facing this situation, which in many moments has damaged their careers. In some cases, they have been forced to retire prematurely from sports because they have significantly affected their level.

Other times, it has allowed some players to strengthen and recover in the best way possible by returning to the courts and being great figures. But, on several occasions, there have been facts in which the players are forced to withdraw from sports due to serious injuries.

There have been several Latin American and European players who have had to finish their careers at a very young age due to these problems. LatinAmerican Post presents the most talked about cases in Latin American football about players who have been forced to retire due to injuries.

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1. Mora's tough decision

The Uruguayan striker, Rodrigo Mora decided to retire from football due to a hip injury that afflicted him. El Espectador recorded Mora's Whatsapp status, where he indicated that suffering and pain were constant and he could not do it anymore.

In addition, the media mentioned that the player lives one of the saddest days of his life, but has to face reality at 31 years of age. He was tired and burdened with suffering from the pains in his hip after aseptic necrosis of the femur he had in mid-2017.

The Clarin.com revealed that the Uruguayan communicated his decision to Marcelo Gallardo before River Plate will begin his preseason. He was a player who gave great joy to the costumes, won two Libertadores cups with the millionaires, and his teammates have given him their support. "It's a huge pain, because he's a boy who has five more years of career and he deserved another thing," Rodolfo D'Onofrio told Ovaciondigital.

2. Because of a heart problem

Marcelo Bravo dazzled with Velez Sarsfield but suffered amicrocardiopathy that forced him to retire. With only 20 years old, he had established himself with the Liniers club by being the Clausura 2005 champion and was part of the youth teams of Argentina.

It was decisive in the triumph 6-0 against Gimnasia De La Plata to score two goals and make an assist that put him on the cover of several newspapers. However, after that good performance, he had some studies that resulted in a heart condition that led him to retire.

"At first I cried every day. I was resentful of football and I only watched Vélez Sarsfield matches", Bravo told lanacion.com. Currently, he is working as a coach of the lower divisions of Velez and wants to be an example for young people after everything he experienced.

3. It was not the same as before

Colombian right-back Camilo Zúñiga, who was a figure in Brazil 2014, had to leave the field. He had a knee injury that affected him for nine years. He began his career with Atlético Nacional de Medellín and finished there in 2017.

"Only oneself knows how he feels, only oneself suffers it. To train you have to inject yourself and take anti-inflammatory drugs", Zúñiga told Cincocero. He stood out wearing the jersey of his country, and also had the opportunity to play in European clubs such as Napoli, Bologna and English Watford. According to El Tiempo, Zúñiga arrived in Napoli in 2009, played 6213 minutes and scored 4 goals in 7 seasons in which he played with the club.

4. After several surgical interventions

The Mexican striker, Rafael Marquez Lugo left the activity because of several problems in the knee. He retired at 33 years of age after suffering an injury to the external meniscus of the left knee. He played in Chivas, Pumas, Morelia, Pachuca, among others.

The portal mercadoweb.es pointed out that he was international with the Mexican national team on 16 occasions and scored a goal between 2004 and 2013. He left the football fields wearing the shirt of the 'Chivas Rayadas', and had a 15-year career within the Aztec soccer, showing dedication and talent.

LatinAmerican Post | Daniel Cueva

Translated from "¡Mala suerte! Futbolistas latinos que terminaron sus carreras por lesiones"