Jonathan Viera retires after 295 official games for Las Palmas
The Gran Canaria native ends his playing career at 37, after his last months in Thailand, with a farewell message on social media.
Gran Canarian Jonathan Viera has announced his retirement from active football at the age of 37, according to Mundo Deportivo. He made it official this Saturday with a short message titled «Gracias, fĂștbol», posted on his social media, closing a career that ended with his final months played in Thailand.
Viera, born in the La Feria neighbourhood of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, has played 295 official matches for UD Las Palmas across several spells, as well as stints at other Spanish and foreign clubs.
In his farewell he thanks his family and the yellow faithful, whom he says he will always feel as his family. He recalls dreaming as a boy of playing football and says he retires with the same enthusiasm he had back then.
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