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Friday 7 July 2017

Per Mertesacker announces his retirement from football,appointed as Head of Arsenal Academy


Arsenal and former German central defender  Per Mertesacker has announced that he will be retiring from football by 2018 autumn, and he will take over as "Head of Arsenal Academy" from autumn 2018 onwards.

In his word he shared on Instagram below..


Dear fans and friends,
clear decisions were always very important to me. I felt like that after World Cup 2014 and I take such a decision now again. From autumn 2018 onwards I will be heading up the Arsenal Academy as the “Head of Academy”. Which means at the same time that the upcoming season will be my last one as a player.
I am delighted about this future challenge and job at the club who means so much to me. Pattensen, Hannover, Bremen, Arsenal London – these places and clubs formed me and made me the player and person I am today. It is important to me to pass on these experiences and values to young players in the future.
But for the next months my clear focus is to give everything as a player for the club. I am looking forward to the things lying ahead of us, short- mid- and longterm.
#Repost @p_mertesacker ・・・ Dear fans and friends, clear decisions were always very important to me. I felt like that after World Cup 2014 and I take such a decision now again. From autumn 2018 onwards I will be heading up the Arsenal Academy as the “Head of Academy”. Which means at the same time that the upcoming season will be my last one as a player. I am delighted about this future challenge and job at the club who means so much to me. Pattensen, Hannover, Bremen, Arsenal London – these places and clubs formed me and made me the player and person I am today. It is important to me to pass on these experiences and values to young players in the future. But for the next months my clear focus is to give everything as a player for the club. I am looking forward to the things lying ahead of us, short- mid- and longterm. #COYG Yours Per /// Liebe Fans und Freunde,  klare Entscheidungen waren mir immer sehr wichtig. Das war 2014 nach dem WM Titel der Fall, so ist es auch jetzt. Ab Herbst 2018 werde ich die Leitung der Nachwuchsabteilung bei Arsenal als "Head of Academy“ übernehmen. Dies beinhaltet auch, dass ich jetzt in meine letzte Saison als Spieler gehe. Ich freue mich enorm über die neue Aufgabe bei dem Verein, dem ich viel zu verdanken habe und der mir sehr an’s Herz gewachsen ist. Pattensen, Hannover, Bremen, London – diese Stationen haben mich geprägt. Mir ist es ein großes Anliegen, diese Erfahrungen zu teilen. Für die kommenden Monate liegt mein Fokus aber ganz klar auf meiner Aufgabe als Spieler. Ich werde alles für den Verein auf dem Platz einbringen. Ich spüre große Vorfreude auf alles, was kurz- und mittelfristig auf mich wartet. #COYG Euer Per
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