& # 39; I could never have imagined that & # 39;

Robbie Keane stopped as a professional footballer. The 38-year-old Irish marks a point behind his career after 737 club appearances and 146 international matches, he said in a detailed statement released on Wednesday. Keane, assistant coach of the National Team of Ireland, has notably won the Los Angeles Galaxy Awards

. , Tottenham Hotspur, Celtic and Internazionale. In a club, Keane managed to find the goal 325 times and the former striker scored 68 goals, making him the top scorer in his country.

London and Los Angeles … I could never have imagined that it was my path in football. He exceeded all my expectations. I was a Dublin guy, crazy about football when I tried to start my career in England fifteen years ago. It seems like an eternity ago. "

" I was a street footballer with great ambition and perseverance to succeed. The only thing I needed was a chance, "says Keane, particularly impressed at Tottenham. The Irish legend went into action 298 times for the best English club in London, in which he produced 120 goals and 24 assists.

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