Franck Ribéry, a former winger for Bayern Munich, has declared his retirement from sport.
After a successful career, the 39-year-old has opted to hang up his boots, but he will continue to work as a staff member at Serie A team Salernitana.
The Frenchman has ended a career that saw him play for teams like Bayern Munich, Fiorentina, and Marseille in over 630 matches.
In addition, he received 81 caps for France, playing for that nation in the 2006 and 2010 World Cups.
After stints at Metz and Galatasaray, Ribéry emerged into the scene with Marseille. He impressed in Ligue 1 and the World Cup, persuading Bayern to pay a club record sum of roughly €25 million for his services.
His time in Germany was a massive success filled with nine Bundesliga titles – his last in 2019 making him the club’s all-time record title winner, a feat which has been surpassed by Thomas Müller and David Alaba since.
He also became the record holder for most appearances made by a non-German player at the club (425).
A free transfer move to Fiorentina in 2019 led to Ribéry playing out his final days in Italy, where eventually a move to Salernitana followed in 2021.
After 25 appearances for the club he has now decided enough is enough.