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Barcelona's loyal, 'modern' defender: Gerard Pique

Barcelona's veteran defender Gerard Pique announced his retirement Thursday from professional football. The 35-year-old Spaniard declared that the La Liga match Saturday against Almeria will be his last and he will not play for another team than Barcelona.

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He started to play mostly center back and made his debut for the Red Devils in October 2004 against Crewe Alexandra in the League Cup. Pique spent most of his days with United as a reserve. He was loaned to the Spanish side Real Zaragoza in 2006, for a year.