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Arena Samara –
With 45 minutes to Brazil in the Eighth Final of Russia 2018 Rafael Márquez said goodbye to official football, but with the bitterness of not reaching the fifth match with the tricolor.
After retiring as a player from the Atlas at the end of Clausura 2018, the Kaiser challenged this Monday his Last Encounter as an element of the. Mexican national team by which he started and wore the captain's badge.
"Yes, of my career, I am retiring from football," said Márquez
. Azteca will now have a career as a manager, everything indicates that in the Atlas but first take advantage of the opportunity to rest by putting July 2, 2018 to a career of 22 years old as a player [19659004] "For now, I think that enjoying the free time has been 22 years of experience .ninterrumpida, so my future will surely be included in football", he added
Márquez began in 1996 with the Atlas and a year later he did it with the Tri playing five World Cups in which he served as captain in each of them.
In addition, at 39 years and 139 days, he achieved the feat of being the oldest member of the field in a direct elimination duel at the ] mark that maintains English, Stanley Matthew, with 39 years and 145 days in Switzerland 1954.
"Yes, but hey, that was not what I would have liked , would have liked to advance more with the team, transcend, more group than individually, did not take on the same importance as perhaps having achieved something more important group, "he said.
Rafa did not hide the sadness of having left the Tri without reaching the fifth party.
"In that sense, we are proud to have played for you, having opportunities to score, it's a team that aspires to the title, in that sense I'm proud of what has been shown today. 39, but sad of the result ".
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