Spending the season in the Italian “Genoa”, St. Petersburg “Zenith” Domenico Criscito announced the end of his professional career.
“Thank you to everyone who has been with me on this long and exciting journey. Thank you to my family, my wife and my children, to whom I conveyed the passion for Genoa. Thank you Genoa. I gave my all every time I wore the club jersey.
Thanks to all the teammates, the presidents, the coaches and the people behind the scenes. Thank you Genoa fans – you are the beautiful soul of football. You greeted me as a child, you raised me,” Criscito wrote on the social network.
Criscito played for Zenit from 2011 to 2018. During this time he appeared in 224 games for the club, where he scored 20 goals and made 29 assists. The Italian became the champion and owner of the Russian Super Cup twice with the St. Petersburg club, and also won the Russian Cup.
He played 26 matches for Italy.
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