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Toni Kroos announces retirement: How many trophies has he won?
The legendary Real Madrid midfielder will officially retire after representing Germany at this summer’s European Championships.
Real Madrid and Germany midfielder Toni Kroos has announced that he will retire after this summer’s European Championships, bringing to a close one of the most decorated careers in modern soccer.
Kroos made his professional debut with German giants Bayern Munich in 2007 and would go on to represent the team for seven years. In 2014, after helping the German national team to a World Cup triumph, he made the move to the Spanish capital.
He has been a key part of the Madrid midfield ever since, spending ten trophy-laden seasons at the Santiago Bernabeu. He has won the Champions League four times with Madrid, in addition to the European title he won with Bayern as part of their 2012/13 treble-winning team.
How many trophies has Toni Kroos won?
Over the course of his stellar career Kroos has won an incredible 32 major trophies. Of those, ten were won with Bayern and 21 with Real Madrid. The 2014 World Cup with Germany completes his collection, although he could still pick up the Champions League with Real Madrid and this summer’s Euros with Germany.
The final act of his storied career will be to represent his nation on home soil. Kroos initially retired from the German national team in in 2021 but was tempted out of retirement for Euro 2024.
“Guys, short and painless: I will play for Germany again from March,” Kroos wrote, announcing his decision earlier this year. “Why? Because I was asked by the national coach, I’m up for it and I’m sure that a lot more is possible with the team at the European Championships than most people believe!”
When is Toni Kroos’ last game for Real Madrid?
For Madridistas, the sudden news of Toni Kroos’ imminent reitrement will have come as a big shock. Now 34, the German was certainly reaching the end of his stellar career but had been one of Madrid’s best performers in a season in which they regained the LaLiga title and still have a Champions League final to contest.
The final against Borussia Dortmund will be played on Saturday, 1 June and will be Kroos’ final game for Real Madrid. Los Blancos go into the match as favourites and Kroos is targeting a record sixth Champions League triumph.
His last game at the Santiago Bernabeu will come this weekend as Real Madrid end their championship-winning domestic campaign with a home match against Real Betis on Saturday 25 May. Neither team has anything to play for but it will give Toni Kroos the chance to say goodbye to the stadium that he has lit up for a decade.