Former Spain and Arsenal playmaker Santi Cazorla retires at 41
MADRID: Former Spain international Santi Cazorla is retiring from soccer at age 41.
Cazorla made the announcement with a post on Instagram, ending a successful career of more than two decades.
“There are stories that don’t end...they live on forever,” the post said. “Thank you for everything.”
Cazorla had been playing with Spanish boyhood club Oviedo since 2023, helping them gain promotion to the first division a season ago.


