Recently, there has been a lot of buzz about whether or not to retire. Although Totti's retirement or not is still undecided, it is certain that at 41 years old, Totti's number of appearances for Roma has been set at 786.
It is said that forty is not confusing, in fact, in the football world there are a lot of 40-year-old still active in the green field of the ageless men. Today, Jerk will take you to count these men!
Zé Roberto: still scoring goals at the age of 43
In the Copa Libertadores played on the morning of May 25th, Zerobetto played for Palmeiras as a debutant. He scored a goal in injury time to help his team win 3-1.
When he was young, Zerobetto was famous for his fancy and speedy dribbling, and after the age of 30, he transformed into a back-rower at Bayern and became the metronome of the team with his delicate dribbling and precise scheduling. Whether playing as a winger or as a back, Zeroberto has shown a very high standard.
With Zeroberto's contemporaries Scholes, Salas, Ortega, and Wiltord have long retired from the green field away from many years, 43-year-old Zeroberto can still play in the Barclays Premier League Championship starter, its career athletic state is amazing! It is reported that Zeroberto maintains his physical condition through a long period of abstinence.
Chirashi Miura: The Evergreen at 50
The 50 year old Chira Miura has made several starts in this season's Nippon Professional League and scored for Yokohama FC in the 3rd round against **Ma Onsen. Especially worth mentioning is that in this match, the South Korean goal scorer Jung Chung-geun, who is paired with Miura, is a youngster born in '95, exactly 28 years younger than Miura!
Perón: a chairman and a player
On May 15, Beijing time, in the Copa Libertadores La Plata match against Barcelona SC, 42-year-old Perón offered an assist in the 80th minute to help the team win 3-0 on the road. What's even more amazing is that Perón originally retired as the president of La Plata University, but because of the team's poor performance, Perón decided to come back to help the team, and the effect was immediately visible.
Rivaldo (retired at 43): on four continents
Barclays Premier League champion, La Liga champion, Greek league champion, Uzbek league champion, Rivaldo even played for Angolan club Kabuskop. From joining Deportivo La Coruna in '96, he began to come into the limelight and remained there until 2015, when he retired in peace after accomplishing the feat of scoring in the same game as his son Junior.
Romário (retired at 42): 4th player to score more than 1,000 goals
Romário scored his 1,000th career goal against Sporting Lafitesse in 2007. This made him only the fourth player in living memory to reach this milestone in his career, after Pele, Friedenreich and Franz Binder. In 2008, at the age of 42, Romário announced his retirement from the game after completing the legendary record.
Sheringham (retired at 42): oldest player to score a goal
Sheringham's career spanned 24 years and he scored 355 goals throughout his career. He started his career at Nottingham Forest before moving to Tottenham Hotspur, where he eventually made his name, and was signed by Manchester United in 1997 for £3.5 million to replace Cantona. The homegrown striker won three Premier League trophies with United, and scored a last-minute equalizer in the 1999 Champions League final to seal the treble that year. He left United to play for Tottenham Hotspur before joining Portsmouth and West Ham.
In 2006, Sheringham, who plays for West Ham, scored a goal against Manchester City to become the oldest player to score a Premier League goal at the age of 40 years and 270 days.
Maldini (retired at 41): 1st in Serie A appearances
As the eternal captain of the city of Milan, Maldini's greatness does not need to be overstated. 1985, at the age of 16, began the journey of Serie A, retired in 2009. Maldini played a total of 647 times in Serie A, this record so far no one can surpass.
Sanetti (retired at 41): a forever junior
Now that we've talked about Maldini, we have to talk about another timeless youngster from the city of Milan - Sanetti. From the time he joined Inter in 1995 to his retirement after the 13/14 season, Sanetti left behind a record 615 Serie A appearances, ranking as high as 4th on the list of Serie A appearances.
Giggs (retired at 40): oldest Olympic goal scorer
Giggs played for Manchester United for 23 years, representing the team in 963 matches, the most appearances in the history of Manchester United and the most assists in the history of the Premier League. At the London Olympics, at the age of 38 years and 243 days, Giggs became the oldest goal scorer at the Olympics when he scored a header for Great Britain against the United Arab Emirates.
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