The 36-year-old goalkeeper claims to have achieved everything that he set out to in football and feels it's the right time to hang up his gloves
Petr Cech has announced that he will be retiring from professional football at the end of the current season, with the Arsenal goalkeeper to bring an end to a 20-year incredible career.
The vastly-experienced keeper feels the time is right to walk away as he has "won every single trophy possible".
He will turn 37 shortly after the current
Premier League current season ends and admits he continue to work hard for the Gunners, aiming to win a trophy in his so called final season.
Cech posted in a message on social media: "This is my 20th season as a professional player and it has been 20 years since I signed my first professional contract, so it feels like the right time to announce that I will retire at the end of this season.
"Having played 15 years in the Premier League, and won every single trophy possible, I feel like I have achieved everything I set out to achieve.
"I will continue to work hard at Arsenal and hopefully win one more trophy this season, then I am looking forward to seeing what life holds for me off the pitch."
Cech started his incredible career at his home-town club Viktoria Plzen.
It was, however, at Chmel Blsany that he would make his senior appearance and begin to climb the professional ladder.
He was handed a debut at just 17 years old and required a little over 12 months in which to secure himself a switch to Sparta Prague.
Cech then made his international bow with the Czech Republic in 2002, as the first signs of interest from England began to burst up.
His next stop was, however, to be
France, with two seasons taken in with French club Rennes.
A Premier League transfer finally came real in 2004, with a £7 million ($9m) deal agreed by Claudio Ranieri eventually benefitting Jose Mourinho at
Chelsea.
Due to consistency throughout his time at Stamford Bridge, Cech would take in 494 appearances for the Blues and achieve four Premier League title victories, four FA Cup triumph, three League Cup successes, a Champions League tittle and Europa League glory.
He was eventually forced out of west London by the bringing in of Belgium international, Thibaut Courtois, but made the switch to Arsenal in 2015 in an effort to find a more regular starting position in the lineup.
Another FA Cup win has been secured with the Gunners, along with 129 outings to date, but he has once again found himself falling behind other goalkeeping options.
Bernd Leno is now the favoured choice between the sticks for Unai Emery , with Cech prepared to accept that his race is almost over.
There is still a chance that more major silverware will be secured before he bows out, with Arsenal still in the FA Cup and chasing down a potential appearance in the 2019 Europa League final which will be staged in Baku on May 29 – nine days after Cech turns 37.
Petr Cech has announced that he will be retiring from professional football at the end of the current season, with the Arsenal goalkeeper to bring an end to a 20-year incredible career.
The vastly-experienced keeper feels the time is right to walk away as he has "won every single trophy possible".
He will turn 37 shortly after the current
Premier League current season ends and admits he continue to work hard for the Gunners, aiming to win a trophy in his so called final season.
Cech posted in a message on social media: "This is my 20th season as a professional player and it has been 20 years since I signed my first professional contract, so it feels like the right time to announce that I will retire at the end of this season.
"Having played 15 years in the Premier League, and won every single trophy possible, I feel like I have achieved everything I set out to achieve.
"I will continue to work hard at Arsenal and hopefully win one more trophy this season, then I am looking forward to seeing what life holds for me off the pitch."
Cech started his incredible career at his home-town club Viktoria Plzen.
It was, however, at Chmel Blsany that he would make his senior appearance and begin to climb the professional ladder.
He was handed a debut at just 17 years old and required a little over 12 months in which to secure himself a switch to Sparta Prague.
Cech then made his international bow with the Czech Republic in 2002, as the first signs of interest from England began to burst up.
His next stop was, however, to be
France, with two seasons taken in with French club Rennes.
A Premier League transfer finally came real in 2004, with a £7 million ($9m) deal agreed by Claudio Ranieri eventually benefitting Jose Mourinho at
Chelsea.
Due to consistency throughout his time at Stamford Bridge, Cech would take in 494 appearances for the Blues and achieve four Premier League title victories, four FA Cup triumph, three League Cup successes, a Champions League tittle and Europa League glory.
He was eventually forced out of west London by the bringing in of Belgium international, Thibaut Courtois, but made the switch to Arsenal in 2015 in an effort to find a more regular starting position in the lineup.
Another FA Cup win has been secured with the Gunners, along with 129 outings to date, but he has once again found himself falling behind other goalkeeping options.
Bernd Leno is now the favoured choice between the sticks for Unai Emery , with Cech prepared to accept that his race is almost over.
There is still a chance that more major silverware will be secured before he bows out, with Arsenal still in the FA Cup and chasing down a potential appearance in the 2019 Europa League final which will be staged in Baku on May 29 – nine days after Cech turns 37.
SOURCE - Football Cliq
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