It was announced last Friday that Jefferson Farfán had made the decision to retire from professional football after becoming a two-time champion with Alianza Lima. Although there is no official statement yet, everything indicates that in the next few days the ‘Foquita’ and the intimate club would announce this news that shocked La Victoria fans.
Regarding this possible retirement, it has been revealed that the former Peru national team is among the top 8 Latin American soccer players with the most league titles in the world. Precisely in this ranking is Argentinean Lionel Messi, who leads the table with 11 championships, as well as Brazilians Maxwell, Douglas Costa, Fernandinho and Chilean Arturo Vidal.
After winning the championship twice with the blue and whites, Jefferson Farfán added 10 banners to his showcase, which he achieved with Alianza Lima (5), PSV Eindhoven (4) and Lokomotiv Moscow (1). Thus the “Foquita” reached the mark of the Argentinian Carlos Tévez.
Latino soccer player with more titles. Photo: AS Peru
Jefferson Farfán and his farewell party
Following the news of Jefferson Farfán’s possible resignation, journalist José Varela revealed that the Victorian institution had planned to organize a farewell party for him.
“Confirmed. Jefferson Farfán retires from professional football and Alianza Lima club will organize him a great farewell game. Thank you for so many joys ‘Foquita’ Farfán. You have the last chapter of ‘El 10 de la calle’ with the double Championship 2021-22 written,” the communicator explained on his Twitter account.