Goal.com · May 20, 2020
Aduriz announces retirement and needs hip replacement surgery
Athletic Club striker Aritz Aduriz has announced his retirement from football.
The 39-year-old revealed in a social media post that he has made the decision after doctors advised him to have hip replacement surgery.
"The time has come," Aduriz's message began. "Many times, I have said that football will leave you before you leave it.
"Yesterday, the doctors told me to go to see the surgeon, sooner rather than later, to get a prosthetic to replace my hip and to try and go about my everyday life, as normally as possible.