da betsul： Former Newcastle United defender Jose Enrique has announced his retirement from football at the age of 31.
da pinnacle： The Spaniard has decided to walk away from the game earlier than he would have chosen to because of injury woes.
A long-term knee injury forced him to leave Real Zaragoza last season after just one year at the club.
Enrique confirmed his retirement in an Instagram post, stating that his body has not allowed him to continue.
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Enrique joined the Spanish club following a five-year spell at Liverpool, where he made 99 appearances in total.
The full-back slipped down the rankings at Anfield, but he had a good spell at his previous club Newcastle.
Enrique spent four years of his career at St James’ Park, making 127 appearances before signing for the Reds in a £6.5m deal in 2011.
After the announcement was made, Newcastle took to Twitter to pay tribute to their former player.
The post sparked a response from the Magpies following, some of which mocked Enrique for having to go in goal at Liverpool after Pepe Reina was sent off in a 2-0 defeat to Newcastle in 2012.