chengsun
27-08-2009, 09:23 PM
Even though it is only in amateur league, I still salute him. I am not even sure if I can still jump when I am 60.
Former Fiorentina goalkeeper Lamberto Boranga has come out of retirement at the age of 66 to play for L'Ammeto in the Italian amateur leagues.
"I will do it because a friend asked me for some help," he told reporters on Tuesday. "For the first game of the season, the side's two goalkeepers are suspended and I didn't know how to resist the lure of the football field."
Boranga also came out of retirement to play one game for a different amateur team when he was 50 while he holds the world record for the long jump for over 60-year-olds.
Italian keeper comes out of retirement at 66 (http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=670593&sec=europe&cc=4716)
Former Fiorentina goalkeeper Lamberto Boranga has come out of retirement at the age of 66 to play for L'Ammeto in the Italian amateur leagues.
"I will do it because a friend asked me for some help," he told reporters on Tuesday. "For the first game of the season, the side's two goalkeepers are suspended and I didn't know how to resist the lure of the football field."
Boranga also came out of retirement to play one game for a different amateur team when he was 50 while he holds the world record for the long jump for over 60-year-olds.
Italian keeper comes out of retirement at 66 (http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=670593&sec=europe&cc=4716)