Football is a short but sweet career in every sense of the phrase. Of course, the reality of being a professional footballer is more difficult than it appears to be, especially for those not making the big bucks in the top leagues, but it is the career we all wanted to fall into as fans growing up. Very few are fortunate enough to make it to the professional game, so when it's time to hang up the boots, it's an endlessly difficult decision to make.
There is a small minority of elite names that decided to get the boots down from the loft and return to the pitch for one last hurrah. There are some surprising names on this list, so be sure to read on and find out more about the following 13 stars who have come out of retirement. Following an illustrious career that saw Petr Cech become one of the greatest goalkeepers of the 21st Century from 1999 to 2019, the veteran stopper took up an advisory role with former club .
Strangely, it emerged that Cech had been included in Chelsea's 25-man Premier League squad for 2020/21, which the club confirmed was on an emergency, non-contract basis. Cech won 12 major trophies for the Blues, including the Champions League in 2012. He returned in the training kit and out on the pitch, making his comeback with the under-23s in the Premier League 2 before retiring again.
Petr Cech's Premier League Stats 433 202 Chelsea, Arsenal Mario Gomez has revealed the brilliance of Petr Cech after he shone in the 2012 Champions League final between Chelsea an.