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Ex-France goalkeeper Sebastien Frey announces football retirement

Former France goalkeeper Sebastien Frey has announced his retirement from football.

Frey, 35, spent the majority of his career in Italy after leaving Cannes in 1998 and made over 200 appearances for Fiorentina.

È arrivato il momento di dirvi grazie... Grazie a tutti per avermi sempre sostenuto nel corso della mia carriera, per avermi aiutato a crescere come calciatore ma soprattutto come uomo! Porterò sempre con me una parte di ogni squadra dove ho avuto l'onore di giocare!!! Merci a #ascannes , grazie a @inter di Massimo Moratti , a @hellasveronafc di pastorello , al Parma di tanzi, alla @acffiorentina dei della valle, al @genoacfcofficial di Enrico preziosi, a @bursaspor e alla @fffofficiel !!! Merci pour tout! Grazie di tutto ! Thanks for all ! Oggi potete leggere la mia intervista esclusa sul @corrieredellosport ! #corrieredellosport #instafootball #calcio #ligue1 #liguedeschampions #süperlig #europaleague #equipedefrance #thisistheend #intermilan #hellasverona #parmafc #fiorentina #genoa #bursaspor #ilovefootball

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He also had spells with Inter Milan and Parma and was linked with a move to Ligue 1 side Bastia after leaving Turkish outfit Bursaspor in the summer.

However Frey, a member of France's Euro 2008 squad, announced on his Instagram account that he had decided to hang up his gloves.

"The time to say thank you arrived," Frey, capped twice by France, said.

"Thank you all for having always supported me during my career, helping me to grow as a footballer and especially as a man."