Former Barcelona left wing attacker Marc Overmars (35), who retired four years ago, announced this weekend his return to professional football by joining Dutch second division club Go Ahead Eagles, the club where he became a member of the board in 2005.
In an interview with Dutch local newspaper De Stentor, Overmars explains his return: "I'm doing this to help the club. But of course I also enjoy playing again. After the tribute match for Jaap Stam three weeks ago, people asked me why I'm not playing anymore.
And I have to admit I was also surprised that everything went that easy and that I still had the speed. I stopped playing four years ago and I'm now only training once a week. But if you want something, you can achieve a lot. I hope the team will pick that up."
Arriving form Arsenal in the summer of 2000, Overmars played four seasons for Barcelona before retiring due to injury problems in 2004.
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i love this guy ,good to see him gain confidence and start again even if he only plays a match or 2
As a Dutchman, he is still one of my favorite players. Hes like speedy gonzalez. I think he still can play at a Big European club or a Big Dutch club. I saw him play in the tribute match of Dennis Bergkamp and Jaap Stam. He played great and was a nightmare for the rightbacks with his speed...
One of my favourite players back in the days. Awesome.
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