Dani Alves And the precedents of other longevous sides

They exist a lot of precedents and examples and big footballers independently of the positions in which they played. But the curious is that the footballers that have played of side are of which more have lengthened his career futbolística. Only the guardametas share said section.

The Brazilian Dani Alves, the one who to his 38 years will go back to play with the Barcelona, is in this cast of big able veterans to keep in the highest level by his big competitive spirit in addition to his excellent physical state.

The wish to win of Alves no only is showed by these 45 titles that has conquered along all his career, but a path that has kept him in the elite since the Seville him fichó with 18 years. Later it went to the Barça, and followed his go through the Juventus, the PSG and the Sao Paulo, In addition to this, also has in looks it the world-wide of Qatar.

However, they exist other sides that, to the equal that the Brazilian, went back players quite longevous and able to compete to the highest level. To continuation, some of the most known:

Zanetti

The left-handed Argentinian Javier Zanetti withdrew in 2014 with 40 years after 19 consecutive seasons in the Inter of Milan, to the that arrived from the Banfield, playing 957 parties during his career. Such his weight in the Italian group that even arrived to occupy the place of vice-president.

Maldini

Paolo Maldini was a parallel case in the Milan. With more than 1.000 parties like professional won five Glasses of Europe with the referred club. Although it splits of his career did it in the left lane, his last days like footballer played them like head office. It marked 33 goals and went captain of the referred team between 1997 and 2009. When it already had 40 years withdrew

Carboni

Amedeo Carboni Happened his career in Valencia. It was another left-handed side Italian that arrived to Mestalla with 33 years and played with said team by nine seasons to the highest level. It contested his last party with the combined "che" having little more than 41 years.

Cafú

Marcos Evangelista of Moraes, known like "Cafú", went to the equal that Alves another Brazilian side of larguísima path. It began playing like professional in the Sao Paulo in 1989 withdrew having playing in the Milan in 2008 with 38 years.

In fact, there is not an alone Brazilian footballer that contested more split that he (142 parties in total) and contested three finals followed of the World-wide Glass. His weight in the football of his country was such that exists an expression in his country that when a footballer more in formal show in the elite "already believes Cafú".

Roberto Carlos

This is another connacional of Alves, but that withdrew with 39 years. It did it in 2012 after a brilliant career that initiated in the Uniao Sao Joao in the 1990, was still in the Athletic Mineiro, the Palmeiras, the Inter of Milan, the Real Madrid, Fenerbahçe, Corinthians and Anzhi of Russia. Had a very brief return in 2015 with the Delhi Dynamos Indian of only three appointments. In that then already had 42 years.

Zé Roberto

It began playing like side and afterwards did it like midfield player. Besides, it went 84 international times with the Brazilian selection. His career began in 1994 in The Portuguese, afterwards by the Real Madrid, between another long list of clubs by the Bayer Leverkusen, Bayern of Munich, Santos, Hamburg, To the Gharafa, Guild and Palmeiras where, finally and with 43 years, withdrew .