Lil Luis retires ...

[LeTallecWiz]

One of the most brilliant, yet frustrating, players to have won the shirt in recent times ... The memories of 2005 ...

 

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[refugee]

We played so well in that match. Took everybody completely by surprise.

 

[refugee]

Shit video. Carra's testimonial

 

[Rosco]

Luis was a winner.

Cracking player

 

[Mystic]

This picture is a thing of beauty. Three heros of my teenage years.

 

[Mystic]

Favourite Luis goal? Either that obscene header against Anderletch, or his peach against Charlton. His lob against Norwich, the one which everyone thought he'd fucked up in the second it took to come down, deserves an honourable mention.

 

[Rosco]

He never scored a tap in

(Especially if you ask Jose about that)

 

[Squiggles]

 

[OLD_Lewy]

And it is the moment ,not easy for anyone and inevitable for all us.
There have been many years enjoying what fascinates me , great times spent and the opportunity to see fulfilled the dream I had when I was just a kid .
Today I´ve decided to retire as a professional footballer, thanking the interest of the teams that talked to me in recent weeks, but I think it’s time to end this important chapter in my life and move to the next page.
Thank you, thank you very much to my parents for all those afternoons of heat and cold they spent just to see me happy when I was little. For those Munich boots you bought, working so hard, to let me continue kicking the ball. For all those summers with no vacation. For teaching me to sacrifice myself for what I loved most .
To all my family for always accompany me on this adventure with words of encouragement and support.
To Manolo, my friend and agent , for keeping my feet on the ground and believe in me from the beginning.
To all my teammates, for many concentrations , anecdotes and experiences shared .
To Rafa Benitez and Pako Ayestarán, for teaching me to show my best .
To Luis Aragones, for allowing me to live the dream of every football player, represent his country in a World Cup .
To all my coaches since academy, for guiding me and believe in my football .
To Badalona and S.Gabriel for making me as person , to FC. Barcelona for opening me the door , to Valladolid , Tenerife and Toledo for letting establish myself on first division, to Atletico Madrid for making me enjoy a Calderón Stadium on fire, to R.Santander and Panathinaikos for goods experiences , to Puebla and Pumas for the opportunity to live in a country of warm people and a passionate football, and to Liverpool FC for making me pass to the history of international football and be part fo the Red family, forever.
To each and every one of the people over 17 years of career that have been with me , have helped me and supported me at every stage I have lived and although not mentioned one by one, I will be forever grateful .
And last but not least, the fans, to all who have followed me over the years , always with good intentions , always encouraging and motivating me every game to be a better player every day.
Thank you all for being part of the history of my career and welcome to the next page.

Only player whose name I got on my shirt, was at his peak when i really properly started to watch liverpool every game and he made it so exciting for me and really dragged me in

 

[Mystic]

Sorry, where are my manors.





I can't find the Norwich lob though 🙁

 

[Modo]

Cracking player, but immensly frustrating as well.

 

[jimmy]

Good luck Luis, and thanks for the memories!

(here's hoping our current Luis will bring us some more glory)

 

[Silver Sean]

He brought us joy.

 

[SummerOnions]

Coutinho needs to concentrate on being the boss parts of Garcia and we'll have another little legend

Garcia was one of my favourite players even though he was infuriating. It was worth the frustration.

 

[jexykrodic]

Talented player, left some great memories with us and some medals for himself.

 

[gkmacca]

Take that, Flanno - an erection above the waist!

 

[hmmmmm1]

The goal against juve and the goal in fa cup semi final next season were great.

 

[Mystic]

Also we forget that he broke Roy Keane's ankle, effectively ending his Man United career. Yes, I tried and failed to find a video of it.

 

[Leo]

His headers were absolute dynamite.
I loved the little genius.

 

[King Binny]

Should've bolded the whole thing, really
[article=http://luisgarciaofficial.com/bienvenidos-a-mi-nueva-%C2%A8pagina%C2%A8/]And it is the moment ,not easy for anyone and inevitable for all us.

There have been many years enjoying what fascinates me , great times spent and the opportunity to see fulfilled the dream I had when I was just a kid .

Today I´ve decided to retire as a professional footballer, thanking the interest of the teams that talked to me in recent weeks, but I think it’s time to end this important chapter in my life and move to the next page.

Thank you, thank you very much to my parents for all those afternoons of heat and cold they spent just to see me happy when I was little. For those Munich boots you bought, working so hard, to let me continue kicking the ball. For all those summers with no vacation. For teaching me to sacrifice myself for what I loved most .

To all my family for always accompany me on this adventure with words of encouragement and support.

To Manolo, my friend and agent , for keeping my feet on the ground and believe in me from the beginning.

To all my teammates, for many concentrations , anecdotes and experiences shared .

To Rafa Benitez and Pako Ayestarán, for teaching me to show my best .

To Luis Aragones, for allowing me to live the dream of every football player, represent his country in a World Cup .

To all my coaches since academy, for guiding me and believe in my football .

To Badalona and S.Gabriel for making me as person , to FC. Barcelona for opening me the door , to Valladolid , Tenerife and Toledo for letting establish myself on first division, to Atletico Madrid for making me enjoy a Calderón Stadium on fire, to R.Santander and Panathinaikos for goods experiences , to Puebla and Pumas for the opportunity to live in a country of warm people and a passionate football, and to Liverpool FC for making me pass to the history of international football and be part fo the Red family, forever.

To each and every one of the people over 17 years of career that have been with me , have helped me and supported me at every stage I have lived and although not mentioned one by one, I will be forever grateful .

And last but not least, the fans, to all who have followed me over the years , always with good intentions , always encouraging and motivating me every game to be a better player every day.

Thank you all for being part of the history of my career and welcome to the next page.[/article]

 

[Fabio]

I miss him a lot

 

[dmishra]

Never a bad time to post this:

Dear Reds,

First of all I'd like to apologise for not having been back in touch sooner, but I needed to take some time to take on board all the recent changes and then to put down these words for you.

I'm sure you will understand.

I would rather this be a letter of thanks and gratitude, not simply a goodbye.

Yes, thats right, gratitude, because that is the word that best sums up my feelings for you all.

Taking the decision to change clubs hasn't been easy. Not easy at all.

I've experienced three fantastic years at the club and in the city. Three years in which together, the fans and the team, we have accomplished some fantastic achievements, and I'm sure that these successes will continue to be repeated in the near future.

You know that I like a challenge and that I don't just settle for second best.

Back then Liverpool Football Club gave me the opportunity to be part of an ambitious plan to put the Reds back at the summit of the game.

I think that together we managed to achieve that.

As I said, I do like challenges and in spite of the fact that at that time I was playing for my home town club, one of the biggest in the world, I wanted to be a part of that project that was being presented to me by Liverpool, and so I accepted the challenge.

Now, after three seasons in the Premier League and having won some major trophies, the chance came up for me to return to La Liga and be part of a new project at a club I already knew.

The idea of enjoying things in a Spanish club like we experienced together at Liverpool over these last three years appealed to me, and thats why I accepted the offer.

I want to thank everyone working at Liverpool Football Club for how well they have treated both my family and I, making us feel at home from the very first day to the last.

I also want to thank the management, coaching staff and directors for the opportunity they gave me back then to be part of such an important and well-loved club as Liverpool. A club which has helped me to grow as a footballer and where to date I have enjoyed the biggest success of my career.

Without a doubt, this success has been possible thanks to the outstanding group of players with whom Ive been able to share a dressing room over the last three seasons.

I'm not going to mention anyone specifically, because I think that the secret of this team's success has been exactly that: nobody wanted to stand out above the rest and there has always been a great togetherness in the squad, which made it into something more than a group of players, it was a group of friends.

Thanks to all of you for your help and your friendship.

I've left until last the thank you which for me is the most important: Thank you to the supporters.

Your support allowed me to settle quickly at both the club and in the city, and you made me feel really at ease with you all right from the word go; that's the kind of help that you notice most of all during the difficult times, of which there have been a few during my time here.

I'd like to especially thank you for making up a song for me and you should know that every time I heard you singing it, it was like an extra injection of strength and motivation, even helping me to overcome pain occasionally during a game.

Your unconditional support is the thing that ensures that this team manages to pull through in the most difficult circumstances; and I can assure you that the whole squad is aware of this and thanks you for it.

A football club isn't just made up of players, coaches and directors. More than anything else it's the supporters who make a club, and that perhaps is the ingredient which best distinguishes Liverpool Football Club from every other team. The supporters.

Because if one thing has remained obvious to me after these few years, it's that with supporters like you, Liverpool Football Club will never walk alone.

I really hope that the club wins lots of major trophies in the future; I'll be following it all from a distance, with the pride that you can only get from having been a Red and played for the home team at Anfield – a ground that every football fan must visit at least once in their life.

Thank you for everything. Yours most sincerely,

Your friend, Luís García