Ex-Chelsea flop Marko Marin announces retirement from football aged 33 after Blues stint stalled promising career
FORMER Chelsea midfielder Marko Marin has announced that he will retire at the end of the season.
Marin, 33, played for 12 clubs during his time as a professional footballer, including Werder Bremen, Chelsea and Sevilla.
He began his career in Germany at Borussia Monchengladbach.
During this time he was called up to the Germany National Team to make his senior international debut.
Before moving to Chelsea in 2012 he spent a brief spell with Werder Bremen where he played alongside Mesut Ozil.
He failed to properly establish himself in the Premier League despite winning the Europa League with the Blues.
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Marin rarely had a spot in the starting line-up whilst at Chelsea, so the club decided to loan him out for four consecutive seasons before selling him to Olympiacos in 2016.
The midfielder has most recently been playing for Ferencvaros – a club that competes in the top flight of Hungarian football.
He’s scored one goal in 13 appearances so far this season.
Marin has made it clear that he has no intention to continue playing once the season is over.
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However, he has not explained why he made the decision to hang up his boots.