Former Manchester United winger Andrei Kanchelskis has
decided to retire from football. The 38-year-old, who spent the
twilight of his career with Saturn Moscow and Krylia Sovetov, was
released by his last club Samara at the end of the 2006 campaign
and has now decided to hang up his boots.
"You need to leave at the right time," he told Sport Express. "Now
seems a suitable moment to begin a new chapter in my footballing
life," added Kanchelskis, who will be deciding his plans in the
coming weeks.
During his time at Old Trafford, the flying winger won two
Premiership titles and an FA Cup before leaving to join Everton in
1995.
He had further spells at Fiorentina, Rangers, Manchester City,
Southampton and Al-Hilal in Saudi Arabia, before returning to
Russia in 2004.
Despite being born in Ukraine, Kanchelskis opted to play for Russia
following the fall of the Soviet Union, winning 36 caps and scoring
five goals.
