4. Diego Maradona
After living his better years in the ’80s decade, Diego Maradona got into the ’90s filled with controversy. His career took a wrong turn after that doping incident in the 1994 World Cup, it took him a while to recover from that. When he came back to the game, Diego played for three more years in Argentina. The legendary playmaker retired at the age of 37, he played for his beloved Boca Juniors when that happened.
3. Johan Cruyff
The Dutch legend was also a very stubborn player, he didn’t want to leave the football pitch as he thoroughly enjoyed himself. In fact, Johan decided to keep playing as a veteran just to prove he could still win league titles past his prime. With 37 years old, Johan won the Eredivisie and the Dutch Cup on the year of his retirement.
To this day, the former Barcelona star remains the most revered player in the history of the Netherlands. He went on to become one of the most successful managers of all-time as well, but he was just as great when he was a player.
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