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![Gelson Fernandes ends his career.]()
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Gelson Fernandes ends his career.
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![Most recently, Gelson was under contract with Eintracht Frankfurt.]()
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Most recently, Gelson was under contract with Eintracht Frankfurt.
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TOTO MARTI
![In November 2019, he hung up his Nati shoes.]()
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In November 2019, he hung up his Nati shoes.
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TOTO MARTI
![His winning goal at the 2010 World Cup against Spain is unforgettable.]()
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His winning goal at the 2010 World Cup against Spain is unforgettable.
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![The hit made him immortal.]()
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The hit made him immortal.
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Whether Sion, Manchester City, St. Etiénne, Chievo Verona, Leicester, Udinese, Sporting, Freiburg, Rennes or at the end of Frankfurt – Gelson Fernandes held out his bones for numerous clubs and looked in almost every major European league.
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The Swiss with roots in Cape Verde is now drawing a line under his career. As he and his current employer Eintracht Frankfurt announce on social channels on Thursday, Gelson will end his career at the end of the season.
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Unforgettable goal
The good mood bear has resigned from the Nati earlier. He is also considered a hero there. It was Gelson who shot us at the 2010 World Cup in South Africa for the much-celebrated 1-0 win over the future world champion Spain. The man immortalized himself on June 16.
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«I’ve always been honest»
In the wording of Gelson: “I always wanted to determine the time and the circumstances myself and did not want to stop because there was no other way. I thought about it for a long time and have to be honest with myself, my colleagues and the club. I was always honest about football. »
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The 33-year-old ran for a total of 10 clubs (see above), won the Cup and DFB Cup once with Sion and Frankfurt, and took part in three finals with Switzerland. In total, he comes to 518 club and 67 international matches. Imposing!
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But Gelson has not yet finished. In the Eintracht communiqué, he promises to punch everything in the final games with Frankfurt. Gelson recovered from a hip flexor injury in good time and can look forward to the final sprint of the season – even if it will take place without a spectator. (rab)
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