Gerard Pique ends career with Barcelona in 2-0 win against Almeria

Gerard Pique played his last game for Barcelona against Almeria yesterday, captaining them to a 2-0 win. His decision to retire was made quite abruptly, with the announcement coming through a video posted on social media. 

The centre-back had a contract with the club until 2024, but decided to terminate it immediately as he called the curtains on his playing career. 

Gerard Pique’s last game ends with a win 

“First of all, thanks. To all my colleagues, the staff, the people in the gym, to all those who help us every day to make everything easier. Thanks to the board for all these years. In life, when you get older, you realise that sometimes to love is to let go.”

“A relationship of so much love, of so much passion, I think it was time to leave us space, give us air, and I am convinced that in the future I will be here again. This is not a farewell, I left years ago and then I came back. I was born here and I will die here,” Gerard Pique said after the game. 

The La Masia academy graduate played 616 times for his boyhood club, winning every available trophy with them. He has hinted at a return in the form of the club president at some point in the future, as he intends to run for the role.