Sad News: A key Leeds player recently announced his retirement due to problems with his wife

Sad News: A key Leeds player recently announced his retirement due to problems with his wife

Robert Snodgrass, a former winger for Leeds United, has announced his retirement following a 20-year career that included 637 appearances across 10 clubs.

After moving from Livingston in 2008, Snodgrass made 191 appearances for Leeds, scoring 41 goals and contributing significantly to the team’s 2009–10 League One promotion.

In May 2010, after the Whites finished second in League One and were promoted to the Championship, Snodgrass was named to the League One PFA Team of the Year with 10 goals and 14 assists.

When Neil Warnock took over as manager in February 2012, he declared that Snodgrass would be his captain for the rest of the season. Snodgrass ended up with the second-highest number of goals and assists in the league, with 13.

At the conclusion of the 2011–12 season, Snodgrass was crowned both the Players’ and Fans’ Player of the Year by Leeds before departing to play for Norwich City.

Knowing that Robert is always welcome at Elland Road, everyone wishes him luck in his retirement.

Robert Snodgrass applauds a touchdown.

Snodgrass made the following statement on Tuesday night on X/Twitter:

“I’ve decided to call it quits after 20 years as a professional football player. I’ve officially retired.”

“For twenty years, a young man from Glasgow’s East End was able to fulfill a childhood dream of playing at ten fantastic clubs, meeting incredible people, and forming bonds with the patrons and staff of those establishments.

“I never would have imagined being able to represent my country, play in over 600 games, score over 100 goals, and dish out 100 assists.

“I am thankful that after being told in 2014 that my career-ending knee injury might prevent me from playing football again, I went on to play another 250+ games.

“A sincere thank you to my family, friends, and agents for your unwavering support and presence; without you, I could not have played for as long.

“A special thank you to all of my supporters who have encouraged and uplifted me during both my good and bad moments. I also want to thank my coaches and teammates.

“I always made an effort to play for the football club’s history, traditions, and badge, and what that meant to the supporters.” I hope I demonstrated to you that, given the amount of money you paid to attend and watch, the very least you deserved was a minimal amount of effort.

“I will miss this beautiful game, but after the last 6 months, it’s time to give my knowledge and help to the next generation.”