Vorm, ex-Tottenham e seleção holandesa, anuncia aposentadoria

As luvas de Michel Vorm estão oficialmente aposentadas. O goleiro, ex-Tottenham e seleção holandesa, publicou mensagem de agradecimento por seu tempo nos gramados.

Com 37 anos e sem clube desde que deixou o Tottenham no fim da última temporada, Vorm decidiu não voltar mais ao futebol profissional depois de uma carreira de relativo sucesso. E o goleiro comemorou o fato de ter se despedido com mais sonhos realizados do que poderia imaginar quando garoto.

Vorm é cria do FC Utrecht e fez sua estreia profissional pelo Den Bosch antes de ganhar suas primeiras oportunidades profissionais na sua "casa". O goleiro fez parte de uma equipe do Swansea City que marcou época por sua participação na Premier League e acabou contratado no Tottenham, onde foi reserva de Lloris.

Pela seleção holandesa, Vorm participou de duas Copas do Mundo, em 2010 e 2014. Foi vice-campeão numa e terceiro colocado na outra, embora tenha jogado apenas uma partida.

"Ao longo desta jornada eu joguei e treinei com os melhores dos melhores jogadores e técnicos do mundo. Além do talento destes jogadores e técnicos, eu tive o privilégio de conhecer as pessoas por trás deles. Para cada um de vocês: obrigado!", escreveu o jogador, com palavras de agradecimento também a torcedores e família.

 

 

 

 

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Dear football and fans, I decided to retire from playing professional football. I couldn’t possibly imagine as a little kid growing up in Nieuwegein that it was possible to sign my first professional contract at @fc_utrecht , made my professional debut at @fcdenbosch (on loan) and coming back to FC Utrecht to win the play-offs and playing European football. And if that wasn’t enough, I got the opportunity to play in the Premier League for @swansofficial (and be part of their history by winning their first ever point in the Premier League). Playing with- and against the best players around me gave me the opportunity to keep developing myself and sign for @spursofficial and made me be able to be part of their history and especially the (incredible) road to the Champions League final. I am thankful to play for all these clubs and honoured that I was able to represent my country on international tournaments. Being part of such great history of my country is something I am truly grateful for as well. A gold medal at the U21 European Championship with @officialknvb , a silver medal during the World Cup 2010 and a bronze medal at the World Cup 2014… and played on that last World Cup ;) Along this journey I played (and trained) with the best of the best players and coaches in the world. Besides the talent of players and coaches, I also had the privilege to know the person behind them. To each of one of you: Thank you!! Thank you for the joy of playing, the (life) lessons, support, trust and achieving the goals together. To the fans: Thank you! Keep supporting, even though we live in a time that it becomes difficult to support the club and that it has to be done on a distance, but no matter the distance trust me that as a player you fans give us the energy to make the impossible, possible. To my family; 
Dad, mom, my brothers and sisters I want to thank you for your support during this journey, without you this wasn’t possible.
And of course, Daisy and the kids. You were there during the good and bad times. Nothing but LOVE for that ❤️. 
 Thank you for this chapter.

Uma publicação compartilhada por Michel Vorm (@mvorm) em 26 de Out, 2020 às 7:42 PDT