09.06.16
Daniel Agger
Brondby (Den)
Den
12.12.1984
Dc
He said 'The last two or three years, I've been at an acceptable level. But acceptable is not good enough for me.
30.05.16
Richie Foran
Inverness CT (Sco)
Irl
16.06.1980
St
New Inverness boss Richie Foran says he will hang up his playing boots to ensure he makes a success of himself in the dug-out.
19.02.16
Andy Wilkinson
Stoke City (Eng)
Eng
06.08.1984
Rb
Stoke City defender Andy Wilkinson has been forced to retire following a head injury suffered a year ago.
01.02.16
John Heitinga
Ajax Amsterdam (Ned)
Ned
15.11.1983
Df
Heitinga decided to retire from football on 1 February 2016, after playing only two Eredivisie matches in the first half of the season.
29.01.16
Nemanja Vidic
unattached
Srb
21.10.1981
Dc
Former Manchester United defender Nemanja has retired from football. The 34-year old, who spent eight and a half seasons at Old Trafford, left Inter Milan by mutual consent earlier, this month, he had been plagued by injuries - notably hernia and back complaints.
07.01.16
Jermaine Jenas
unattached
Srb
21.10.1981
Dc
Jenas formally announced his retirement from football on 7 January 2016, having been unable to fully recover from a knee injury.
06.12.15
Rogerio Ceni
Sao Paulo (Bra)
Bra
22.01.1973
Gk
Sao Paulo's record-breaking goalscoring keeper was given a farewell match by the club to mark his retirement at the age of 42.
16.11.15
Raul
New York Cosmos (Usa)
Esp
27.06.1977
St
Raul calls time on 21-year career. Former Real Madrid and Spain forward Raul has announnced his retirement as a player.
20.10.15
Djibril Cisse
JS Saint-Pierroise (Reu)
Fra
12.08.1981
St
Cissé announced his retirement from football at the age of 34 due to injury.
07.10.15
Mikele Leigertwood
Retired
Eng
12.11.1982
Mf
The Ex-Reading midfielder suffered a hip problem in a trial match at Nottingham Forest and now wants to move into coaching.
21.07.15
Cherno Samba
Retired
Gam
10.01.1985
St
Former Gambian International Cherno Samba has announced his retirement from football to attain his coaching badges.