France World Cup-winner Patrick Vieira has retired as a player to take up a new role of football development executive at current club Manchester City, the English Premier League side said Thursday.
"This role is a fantastic new challenge for me and I am very grateful to Manchester City for offering me this opportunity," "I have a lot to learn about the non-playing areas of the business but there are many very experienced people here for me to learn from and I am confident that I can make a significant contribution to the club's ongoing success." Vieira
Born in Senegal the 35-year-old midfielder won three Premier League titles with Arsenal and four FA Cups before adding another FA Cup with City as the club ended their 35-year-wait for silverware by beating Stoke in last season's final.
He also won 107 caps for France and was a member of their 1998 World Cup winning side.
Vieira will report to City's chief football operations officer, Brian Marwood, who said: "Patrick is the ultimate professional and it is our very great privilege to introduce him as our new football development executive.
"His experience in the world of football is virtually unparalleled and he will be a huge asset to our club as old and young alike benefit from his knowledge.
"His contribution to world football during his time as a player was extraordinary and he will be remembered as one of the greatest players to grace the Premier League.
Retire well my dear and best wishes.....*sobs* Sportdiva x
waoh, we will miss you
ReplyDeleteHE WAS NOT A GOOD PLAYER, HE IS OKAY BUT OVER HYPED, SENEGALESE NOT FRENCH
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