Iker Muniain will not continue in San Lorenzo. But the most surprising thing is that I could not even continue playing football in a professional way, because the Basque attacker Meditate to hang the boots and retire After his stage in Argentina. This was revealed by the player himself, who has already said goodbye to his latest club with an emotional video aimed at the fans.
Iker Muniain anticipated Friday that “there are many possibilities” to retire from professional football, while confirming his departure from San Lorenzo Argentino. «It is the first time I consider stopping playing. There are many possibilities for that to happen, and well, I will have to continue meditating, ”said former Athletic Club captain during a press conference offered in Buenos Aires to say goodbye to the Barca club, days after the directive made his departure official.
Of Iker for all the fans of San Lorenzo. pic.twitter.com/8KnfisP6zl
– San Lorenzo (@sanlorenzo) June 20, 2025
The 32 -year -old footballer revealed that he began thinking about the withdrawal “in recent months” and explained that the decision is conditioned by aspects of his family life. Muniain's announcement arrives almost 16 years after your debut As a professional footballer with the Athletic Club shirt, a team in which he competed uninterrupted until his landing at the Argentine club last year.
With the rojiblanco club he won two Spanish Super Cups (2015 and 2021) and a Copa del Rey (2024), while he also achieved two sub-21 Eurocups with the selection of his country. On his departure from his departure from San Lorenzo, Muniain said Friday that “it's time to say goodbye” And he was very grateful to the club, his teammates and with his hobby. “I am here to announce that I leave San Lorenzo and that I leave, but that a little piece of me stays here forever,” he said.
Muniain and his emotional goodbye to San Lorenzo
«I have been able to live then 9 or 10 months wonderful Apart from all the circumstances, problems that have been at some point, but it has been very special, it has been very beautiful, “added the Basque, and emphasized that his short step through Argentine football” has deserved a lot of penalty “and” it is a memory for a lifetime. “
Muniain's departure from the Argentine club occurs after using the termination clause of his contract unilaterally for personal reasons, as confirmed to confirmed EFE Club and player's sources. The player had arrived in Argentina in September 2024 to sign at no cost in SAn Lorenzo, where he played 25 games and turned 4 goals.
The departure of the club's Pamplona occurs in the middle of a serious institutional crisis, which includes economic inhibitions for debts and the license of its president, Marcelo Moretti, after a scandal for a bribery case to sign a youth. This year, the player added 12 games and achieved a goal in the Opening Tournament and was one of the leaders of his team, which recorded a better performance and reached the semifinals, where he lost with Platense, a club that finally became champion.
