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Barça legend Pedro retires at 39 after 99 goals and 20 trophies
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📰 Pedro, the forward from Barça's golden era, has announced his retirement at 39. He won 20 trophies with the club alone.
📌 Key points
🎬 Pedro announced his retirement on 7 October in a video filmed at Camp Nou.
⚽ He scored 99 goals in 321 appearances for Barça.
🏆 Twenty of his 25 career trophies came at Barcelona.
🌟 In 2009-10 he became the first player to score in six official competitions in one season.
🎤 A farewell event takes place at Camp Nou's Auditori 1899 on 9 October.
📝 What happened
🎬 Pedro posted a retirement video on his social media on 7 October. It was filmed at Camp Nou, where his career took off, and he said he was proud to have fulfilled his dream as a footballer.
🌱 Born in Tenerife, he joined La Masia at 17 and made his first-team debut in 2007-08. Under Pep Guardiola he won every trophy available to Barça.
🏟️ In 2009-10 he became the first player to score in six official competitions in a single season: La Liga, the Copa del Rey, the Champions League, the Spanish Super Cup, the UEFA Super Cup and the Club World Cup. On 28 May 2011 he opened the scoring against Manchester United in the Champions League final at Wembley, a 3-1 win.
✈️ He left for Chelsea in summer 2015, winning the Premier League, FA Cup and Europa League, before spells at Roma and Lazio. His Lazio contract ended in July.
📊 By the numbers
• Barça record: 99 goals in 321 games
• Barça trophies: 20 (including 3 Champions Leagues, 5 La Liga titles and 3 Copas del Rey)
• Spain: 17 goals in 65 caps, 2010 World Cup and Euro 2012 winner
• Career trophies: 25
🔭 Why it matters
A La Masia product, Pedro was a key figure in Barça's golden era under Guardiola. A career in which he won almost every major honour for club and country is now over.
The farewell event is at 11.30am local time on 9 October at the Auditori 1899. Barça host Getafe the following day, 10 October.
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