Ex-Barcelona star Bojan Krkic has probably played his last game as a professional football player. This news came out through former teammate Gerard Piqué, who seemed to misspoke during a live stream.
Gerard Piqué talks about ‘forgotten’ Bojan Krkic
Since his retirement as a professional football player, Gerard Piqué has increasingly joined talk shows, podcasts and other football conversations and he was also seen on the internet this week. In a live stream of the Kings League, the name Bojan Krkic was mentioned, after which Gerard Piqué announced that he will retire and that he will say goodbye at Camp Nou next Thursday.
Gerard Piqué’s reaction speaks volumes, he is shocked when asked if the news is true. Bojan Krkic has been under contract in Japan for the last few years. At Vissel Kobe he played together with Andrés Iniesta, among others, who still has an ongoing contract. Bojan Krkic’s contract in Japan has now expired and will not be extended if the news from Gerard Piqué is correct.
Gerard Piqué reveals the news about Bojan Krkic
Bojan Krkic played more than four hundred club matches all over the world and played one international match for Spain. The attacker won quite a few trophies with FC Barcelona, but it will still be found that Bojan Krkic has not fully lived up to his potential. As a youth player, his reputation as a goalscoring machine preceded him. He is reported to have scored a thousand goals in Barça’s youth academy.
In the end, he played 163 games in the main squad of the Catalans, but there was no upward trend in his career. After being sold to AS Roma, Bojan Krkic was loaned to AC Milan before being bought back by Barça. Shortly afterwards, the attacker was loaned out to Ajax, with which he became champion of the Netherlands. And still played against Barça in the Champions League.
Still, Bojan Krkic could not break any pots in the Eredivisie. And was finally sold by FC Barcelona to Stoke City after the 2013/14 season. The Spaniard then played for 1. FSV Mainz 05, Alavés, Impact de Montréal and therefore Vissel Kobe.
