Former Manchester City defender Aleksandar Kolarov has announced his retirement after leaving Inter.
Kolarov s contract at San Siro officially expires at the end of June, bringing an end to his two-season stay with the Italian giants.
The 36-year-old made just 15 appearances for Inter in all competitions, seven of those being starts, after joining from Serie A rivals Roma in September 2020.
He previously enjoyed a spell with Lazio in the Italian top flight prior to joining City in 2010 for a seven-year stint.
The 94-cap Serbia international won two Premier League titles, an FA Cup and two EFL Cups with City.
In a statement released to ANSA on Sunday announcing his retirement, left-back Kolarov said: I always knew that sooner or later this moment will come.
Although I am sorry that I am closing one chapter of my life, I am grateful that I managed to achieve what has always been my dream.
I thank all the people who followed me in this first part of my career.
First of all, to every team-mate in the clubs in which I played as well as in the football team of Serbia, my homeland, which I have always represented with great pride.
I thank the clubs, presidents, managers, coaches, technical staff, doctors, economists, physios and all those who helped in my career, and worked hard from the background.
A Kolarov bullet against Swansea!
— Manchester City (@ManCity)
Kolarov, who started his career with Serbian sides Cukaricki and OFK Beograd, intends to remain in football by taking up a new role.
I am coming to the end of this phase in my life, feeling great satisfaction with what I have achieved, he said.
Now I am already focused on my other life in the world of football. I will soon start training as a sporting director and scout at the national football centre of the Italian Football Federation in Coverciano.
