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The former Arsenal and Spain midfielder said he never stopped believing he would return to the sport on his own terms.<\/p>\n<h3>Quick facts<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Santi Cazorla has announced his retirement from football at 41.<\/li>\n<li>He spent his final season with boyhood club Real Oviedo.<\/li>\n<li>Cazorla previously won European Championship titles with Spain (2008 and 2012).<\/li>\n<li>He earned 81 international caps for Spain.<\/li>\n<li>Cazorla made 180 appearances for Arsenal across all competitions, scoring 29 goals.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In a message posted on X, Cazorla reflected on his motivation throughout the years. \u201cI never stopped trying. And in the end, I came back,\u201d he wrote, adding that his intention was not to simply finish a chapter, but to relive what drew him to the game in the first place.<\/p>\n<p>He also described a sense of completion as his career winds down. \u201cAnd now, when the lights go down, when the boots are hung up and the noise fades into silence, everything falls into place,\u201d he said, before concluding that his ending was \u201cat home.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Cazorla ended his 23-year journey after his final season with Real Oviedo, the club he grew up supporting. His time there came after he helped deliver promotion to LaLiga, following a successful push that ended a 24-year absence from Spain\u2019s top division.<\/p>\n<p>On the international stage, Cazorla collected 81 caps for Spain. 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