Former Uruguay and Manchester United forward Diego Forlan has announced his retirement from professional football.

Forlan’s last stint was at Kitchee in Hong Kong. He played for the likes of Inter and Atletico Madrid during a fine career in Europe.

“It hasn’t been easy, I didn’t want the time to come, but I knew it was going to come,” Forlan told Telemundo on Tuesday.

“I have decided to stop playing football professionally.”