Date

Name

From

Nat.

D.O.B.

Position

Reason

21.06.13

Neil Harris

Southend United (Eng)

Eng

23.02.1983

St

Southend striker and Millwall's record goalscorer Neil Harris has retired after 12 months of injury problems.

11.06.13

Ahmed 'Mido' Hossam

unattached

Egy

23.02.1983

St

Former Egypt international Ahmed 'Mido' Hossam has announced his retirement from football. The striker joined English Championship side Barnsley last June but left the club in January after problems with injury and fitness.

08.06.13

Phil Neville

Everton (Eng)

Eng

21.01.1977

Df+Mf

Former Manchester United, Everton and England defender Phil Neville has ended his 18-year playing career.

06.06.13

Benni McCarthy

Orlando Pirates (Rsa)

Rsa

12.11.1977

St

South Africa's all-time leading scorer Benni McCarthy has retired from football at the age of 35. McCarthy has been playing for Orlando Pirates since 2011 after leaving West Ham by mutual consent.

23.05.13

Clarke Carlisle

Northampton (Eng)

Eng

14.10.1979

Dc

Players' union chairman Clarke Carlisle has decided to end his playing career. The 33-year-old's final game was Northampton's 3-0 League Two play-off final defeat by Bradford at Wembley.

21.05.13

Paulo Ferreira

Chelsea (Eng)

Por

18.01.1979

Df

The Portugal defender retired this summer after nine fine years at Stamford Bridge.

20.05.13

Jamie Carragher

Liverpool (Eng)

Eng

28.01.1978

Dc

He decided to end his career.

20.05.13

Paul Scholes

Manchester United (Eng)

Eng

16.11.1974

Mc

He decided to end his career.

13.05.13

Mark van Bommel

PSV Eindhoven (Ned)

Ned

22.04.1977

Mf

The PSV (Ned) and former Holland captain retired from football in familiar fashion - by getting sent off in his last match, against Twente.

09.05.13

Stiliyan Petrov

Aston Villa (Eng)

Bul

05.07.1979

Mf

Aston Villa captain Stiliyan Petrov has retired from football as he continues his fight against acute leukaemia. The Bulgarian midfielder, 33, was diagnosed with the condition in March 2012 but is now in remission.

03.05.13

Stephen Carr

Birmingham City (Eng)

Irl

29.08.1976

Fb

Former Tottenham Hotspur, Newcastle and Republic of Ireland defender Stephen Carr has announced his retirement from football at the age of 36. The Birmingham City full-back has not featured at first-team level this season because of a knee injury.

02.10.12

Michael Ballack

unattached

Ger

26.09.1976

Mf

Michael Ballack the former Chelsea and Germany midfielder has retired at 36 after being released by Bayer Leverkusen in the summer.

01.10.12

Jimmy Bullard

MK Dons (Eng)

Eng

23.10.1978

Mf

MK Dons midfielder Jimmy Bullard has retired at the age of 33. Suffered two cruciate knee ligament injuries during his career and has decided to quit the game after seeing a specialist.

24.08.12

Fredrik Ljungberg

unattached

Swe

16.04.1977

Mf

The former Arsenal midfielder Fredrik Ljungberg has announced his retirement from the game. The 35-year -old Swede, who has been without a club since his contract with the Japanese J-League side Shimizu S-Pulse ended earlier this year.

15.08.12

Fabrice Muamba

Bolton Wanderers (Eng)

Eng

06.04.1988

Mf

Following medical advice, he announced his retirement from professional football in August 2012.

02.08.12

Roberto Carlos

Anzhi Makhackala (Rus)

Bra

10.04.1973

Lb

The 39-year-old was one of the big-spending Russian Premier League's most high-profile signings when he joined in February 2011, but has not played since March this year.

28.07.12

Andriy Shevchenko

Dynamo Kiev (Ukr)

Ukr

29.09.1976

St

Andriy Shevchenko revealed he was joining a pro-business political party after announcing that he was quitting football for politics.

24.07.12

Filippo Inzaghi

AC Milan (Ita)

Ita

09.08.1973

St

AC Milan striker Filippo Inzaghi has called time on his illustrious playing career to take over as youth-team coach with the San Siro side.

19.07.12

Ledley King

Tottenham Hot (Eng)

Eng

12.10.1980

Df

Tottenham defender Ledley King retired as a result of the chronic knee injuries that plagued much of his career. He is now a club ambassador at Tottenham.

01.07.12

Iván Córdoba

Inter Milan (Ita)

Col

11.08.1976

Df

Inter defender Ivan Ramiro Cordoba has written an open letter to fans announcing “the derby will be my last game as a player at San Siro.”

01.07.12

Mark Kennedy

Ipswich Town (Eng)

Irl

15.05.1976

Lb+Lw

Kennedy retired at the culmination of the 2011/2012 season and joined the Ipswich Town coaching staff.

01.07.12

André Ooijer

Ajax (Ned)

Ned

11.07.1974

Dc

Ooijer announced that he would retire from football at the end of the 2011/2012 season.

01.07.12

Paolo Orlandoni

Inter Milan (Ita)

Ita

12.08.1972

Gk

Orlandoni announced his retirement after the end of the 2011/2012 season.