\u25cb<\/span>Scar dos Santos Emboaba Jr., known as Oscar, has decided to retire. The Brazilian midfielder, who has played for clubs such as Chelsea and has long experience in China, announced his retirement from professional football on Saturday at the age of 34.<\/p>\nThe Brazilian player has been out of action since November after suffering vasovagal syncope while training with Sao Paulo, his first and last professional team. Since then, Oscar has not played a single minute for the team. Until Saturday, when the Rio de Janeiro native announced his retirement from professional soccer.<\/p>\n
“I wanted to contribute more for S\u00e3o Paulo, I wanted to play more. I think I played well enough to continue playing football depending on my age, but unfortunately this has happened. From now on, I plan to retire and continue to support S\u00e3o Paulo and continue my life as a fan. I want to end a career that has taken me all over the world. I would like to thank all the fans of S\u00e3o Paulo who have supported me since then.”<\/p>\n
Oscar will retire after making 556 professional appearances and scoring 136 goals and 203 assists at club level. Two stages in S\u00e3o Paulo, Internacional, Chelsea and Shanghai SIPG make up the Brazilian player’s career. Additionally, he played 48 international matches for the Brazilian national team, scoring 12 goals. He was also part of his country’s Olympic team at the 2012 London Olympics.<\/p>\n
“I could see my son saying, ‘Daddy, welcome home.’<\/h2>\n
Last November, Oscar suffered a power outage while training and feared the worst. The player himself reflected harshly on his feelings at that time.<\/p>\n
“It’s better to talk about this now. Every time I talk about something like this, I get very emotional. I got tested and at the end I passed out. It’s my heart, right? My blood pressure dropped and my heart stopped. Then they gave me a heart massage for another two minutes. Then I passed out. Everyone says that when you die, you leave your body. I felt some of those feelings too. You’re unconscious and you’re dreaming. It’s so good.” Then I saw my son speaking as if saying, “Dad, come back.” \u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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