Artur Boruc has revealed he and his wife plan to move to the Sunshine State of California, after a friendly match to honour the Pole was announced a few days ago. Celtic will play Legia Warsaw in Poland on 20 July to celebrate a player that is a legend in both club’s.
Boruc, renowned as much for his antics as his superb goalkeeping ability, has revealed he plans to head to sunny California to retire since admitting he could no longer keep up with the demands of professional football – bringing the curtain down on a fabulous career between the goalposts.
Somewhat of a cult hero in the Hoops, the big ‘keeper was always at the centre of controversy, but nevertheless was worth his weight in gold as he helped deliver on multiple fronts under Gordon Strachan in a Celtic shirt. Never one to shy away, he even on occasion had bust-ups with his teammates which often resulted in him winning.
An imposing figure and a genuine dyed-in-the-wool legend at Celtic FC, Artur has shared his retirement plans with us all after the announcement of his tribute match next month in Warsaw. As reported by Herald Sport, he said:
“I will play the last game in my career in the colours of Legia against Celtic, whom I also support and are a club very close to me, where I spent great years.
“The match is a very nice initiative on the part of Legia, a really good ending to my adventure. I am very happy with this match. Unfortunately, my advancing years and health doesn’t allow me to represent the colours of Legia Warsaw at an appropriate level. So I decided to stop.
“My health will not allow me to continue. I feel more and more ailments and it this season was probably one of the first moments when I got scared of what might happen in my life in the future. I started to pay a little less attention to football and a little more to health.
“Ultimately, I think that I will not live in Poland, my wife and I think about the United States – perhaps sunny California, to have warm and beautiful weather for 300 days a year. I have no idea what I will do in the future. Football has been my life. I have never really thought about it.
“I read a story in Poland that said I was going to go into scouting when I retire. Where could I be a scout? Maybe in the bars of Warsaw to scout for the best beer! No, I don’t want to stay in football.”
What a character.
Paul Gillespie
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