Former Barcelona keeper Victor Valdes retires and deletes all social media accounts

Ex-Barcelona and Manchester United goalkeeper, Victor Valdes has announced his retirement from football on Monday after failing to find a club.

And true to his words, the first thing he did (after his vote of thanks) was to delete all of his social media accounts. In 2015, perhaps showing some clairvoyance, Valdes revealed he would delete his social media accounts once his playing days came to an end to focus on his family.

That day has finally arrived.

He told RAC1: ‘When the light goes out someday, then it will go out and I’ll be with my children, teaching them about life. But I hope that when the light does go out, it will be hard to find me.’

The 35-year-old took to social media for the very last time to say ‘thanks for everything’ before deleting his Twitter and Instagram accounts.

Victor Valdes who made 515 appearances during his professional football career, played for Barcelona, where he won a lot of trophies. He also played Manchester United ,Standard Liège and Middlesbrough.

Below are Victor Valdes’ honours for Barcelona and Spain.

Barcelona (2002-2014)

Appearances: 387

La Liga titles: 2004-05, 2005-06, 2008-09, 2009-10, 2010-11, 2012-13
Champions League winner: 2005-06, 2008-09, 2010-11
Copa del Rey winner: 2008-09, 2011-12
Supercopa de Espana: 2005, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013
UEFA Super Cup: 2009, 2011
FIFA Club World Cup: 2009, 2011
La Liga Goalkeeper of the Year: 2009-10, 2010-11

Spain (2010-2014)
World Cup winner: 2010
UEFA European Championship winner: 2012