Defender Pepe announced the end of his career this Thursday; the player made history at Real Madrid and the Portuguese national team
The defender Pepeknown for having defended big clubs in Europe and selectionPortugueseannounced this Thursday its retirement of the lawns. He says goodbye to football after having won everything for RealMadrid isEuro Cup per Portugalsomething unprecedented in the country’s history. Look the video he posted on his social media showing his titles throughout his career:
Pepethat was born Kepler Laveran Lima Ferreirais not Portuguese. The now ex-footballer was born in Maceió and his first steps in football were at the base of Corinthians Alagoano. At the age of 18, he became a professional in Portuguese football at the small Maritime. In 2004, he emerged into world football and went to Harbora club where he played great games and sealed his move to RealMadrid and his Portuguese nationality.
At the Merengue club, an image was created that Pepe was a defender violentsince in certain matches his style of play ended in expulsion for going over the limit. Despite this, he won all possible titles there in ten years at the club: national championships, cups and three ChampionsLeagues.
After more than 300 games wearing the Real shirt, the athlete spent a season at Besiktasfrom Turkey, before returning to Porto. In 2024, he received offers to continue playing in Brazilian or Saudi football, but chose to end his career. With the Portuguese national team, Pepe played 141 times (he is the third with the most appearances for the country), scored 8 goals and won two titles.
Source: sportbuzz
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