He managed to be world champion, but after a series of bad performance and physical problems, he decided to retire from football at an early age.
It is not always easy to stay in force in footballthus one has been key in a tournament as important as the World Cup is. It is normal for players to lower the level at a certain age, but there is a more than particular case that attracts attention throughout the world.
Samuel Umtiti was crowned with France at the 2018 World Cup in Russiawhere was a fundamental piece in the defense of the Blues in the contest played in Europe. But after that, his career fell into minced and made the decision to hang the booties at 31 age and without having a contract in a club.
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To consecrate in Russia to retire at 31: what happened with Umtiti
The French defender, who at that time militated in the Barcelona of Spainhe managed to amazed everyone since at his great height he added a defensive qualities out of the normal and a physicist who made him the nightmare of the area strikers.
In the World Cup in Russia it was more than importantsince he knew how to keep several of the most important figures in the world at bay. Arising from the lower of the Olympique de Lyonarrived in 2016 and managed to win a position as a holder under the technical direction of Luis Enrique. But everything changed after the World Cup, since the condition to play it was to put its own health at risk. After the Blaugrana, He went through the Lecce of Italy and the Lille of his country, the last club with which he broke the contract.
Umtiti’s decision was simple: To continue in football, an offer had to arrivebut due to its record of injury, No one risked hiring him. After closing the last period of transfers and seeing that offers did not arrive, he finished his career with just 31 years.
The surgery that could have solved your problems
Umtiti did not arrive at the 2018 World Cup in perfect condition. Dragged one Chronic lesion in the left knee, which affected the area of one of its cartilage. Barcelona doctors recommended to operate, but it would have meant that He was not going to be part of the France squad.
The biggest problem for Umtiti was not not undergoing surgery, since what finished agigating him Physical dramas were infiltrations, physiotherapies and the consumption of analgesics not to feel pain. In total, from the World Cup almost 200 games until, months ago, he decided to step aside after not having found offers to continue in the world of football.
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