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Chilean footballer Paulo Magalhaes retires from professional football
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Chilean footballer Paulo Magalhaes retires from professional football

From Cooperativa · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Chilean defender Paulo Magalhaes announced his retirement from professional football at age 36 after more than 20 years in the sport.
  • His career included Deportes Antofagasta, Cobreloa, Colo-Colo, Universidad de Chile, O’Higgins, Deportes Iquique, Deportes Rengo, Internacional and Criciúma.
  • He won nine titles, including the 2011 Copa Sudamericana with Universidad de Chile and the 2016 Campeonato Gaúcho with Internacional.

Paulo Magalhaes has ended a professional football career that began more than two decades ago and included major clubs in Chile and Brazil.

The 36-year-old Chilean fullback announced his retirement in a message posted on social media. “Today I have to say goodbye to the most beautiful sport in the world at the professional level, the dream I had as a child that became my life and my work for more than 20 years. Today I close this chapter feeling calm, proud and deeply grateful,” he wrote.

Magalhaes came through Deportes Antofagasta, where he made his professional debut. He later played for Cobreloa, Colo-Colo, Universidad de Chile, O’Higgins, Deportes Iquique and Deportes Rengo in Chile, as well as Internacional de Porto Alegre and Criciúma in Brazil.

He finished his career with nine titles. The highlights included the 2011 Copa Sudamericana with Universidad de Chile, four Chilean top-flight championships, two Copa Chile titles, one Supercopa and the 2016 Campeonato Gaúcho with Internacional.

Today I have to say goodbye to the most beautiful sport in the world at the professional level, the dream I had as a child that became my life and my work for more than 20 years. Today I close this chapter feeling calm, proud and deeply grateful.

— Paulo MagalhaesThe retired defender announced his decision in a social media message.
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Originally published by Cooperativa in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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