Midfielder Russell Teibert has introduced his retirement from soccer after a 16-year profession spent with Canadian facet Vancouver Whitecaps.
The defensive midfielder loved a profitable spell with Vancouver, lifting three Canadian Championships in 2015, 2022 and 2023 whereas scoring 5 targets and shelling out 24 assists in 301 appearances in all competitions.
The 31-year-old departs the attractive recreation as a participant and is now set to stick with the Whitecaps in a entrance workplace function after he noticed a restricted 2023 by which he made simply seven appearances and performed 147 minutes in MLS motion. Teibert leaves his mark on the Whitecaps’ document books, along with his 301 appearances fourth-most in crew historical past and probably the most MLS appearances in membership historical past with 253.
“To begin with, we wish to congratulate Russell on an unbelievable profession and thank him for all his contributions to the membership over these final 16 years as a participant. It’s unusual in as we speak’s instances {that a} participant performs his complete profession for one membership. From the primary day that he stepped into this membership on the age of 15, he has represented the membership in an excellent manner,” Vancouver chief govt officer and sporting director Axel Schuster mentioned in a launch.
“Few perceive extra what this membership has been via and what issues for the folks within the metropolis. He has constructed relationships in our neighborhood and throughout the province. All of these values that he has, along with being a longstanding participant for us, he’ll now convey to the membership in a distinct function.”
Teibert featured 27 instances for the Canada nationwide crew, scoring two targets within the course of.
“Years in the past, I made a promise to myself and to our membership; I might solely be happy taking my work boots off when our jersey was in a greater place. We have been although the mud collectively and have needed to clear our boots time and time once more,” Teibert mentioned.
“Our climb has solely made us stronger. Immediately I dangle my boots proudly, realizing we made good on that promise.”
The Whitecaps start their 2024 MLS marketing campaign on Saturday, March 2 at BC Place towards Jap Convention membership Charlotte FC.
