Former Spain striker Fernando Torres confirmed his retirement after an 18-year career that included stints Spanish Club Athletico Madrid where he started his career as well Premier League sides Liverpool and Chelsea.
Announcing via social media on Friday, the 35-year old said;
"I have something very important to announce. After 18 exciting years, the time has come to put an end to my football career".
He also indicated that h'll hold a press conference in Tokyo on Sunday to explain further detail.
El-Nino as fondly regarded as began his career with Atletico Madrid in 2001, scoring 75 goals in 174 La Liga appearances. Before moving to Liverpool where he continued his prolific goal scoring feat where he scored 81 goals in 142 games across all competitions between 2007 and 2011
Torres moved to rivals Chelsea in 2011, where won the Champions League, FA Cup and Europa League before a brief stint with Italian giants AC Milan in 2015.
Torres would make a much expected return to Atletico in 2016 before he joined Japanese outfit Sagan Tosu July last year.
Torres who made his Spain debut in 2003 and scored the winning goal in the 2008 European Championship final against Germany before helping his country win their first World Cup in 2010.
He scored 38 goals in 110 appearances for Spain, making him the country's third-highest goal scorer behind David Villa (59) and Raul (44).
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