ROME, March 18 (Xinhua) -- Italian football player Antonio Candreva announced his retirement through social media on Tuesday, ending his nearly 20-year career.

Born in Rome, Candreva was mainly deployed as a right winger on the pitch and has played for Juventus, Lazio, Inter Milan and many other clubs with more than 500 Serie A appearances, but he just won one trophy when he claimed the Coppa Italia with Lazio in 2012-2013 season.

Candreva has been a free agent since his contract with Salernitana expired last season and just celebrated his 38-year-old birthday last month.

The well-traveled player made his national debut in 2009 and went on to make in a total of 54 caps with 7 goals. Enditem

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