Brazilian goalkeeper Julio Cesar received the status of a free agent.

Benfica and goalkeeper Julio Cesar agreed on the immediate cancellation of the contract, which linked them until the end of the season 2017/18.

A despedida do Imperador. Obrigado, @ ojuliocesar_12! pic. twitter. com / GtJIoItEgh - SL Benfica (@SLBenfica) November 28, 2017 It is possible that the 38-year-old goalkeeper will complete his playing career altogether. His son Cauet wrote in Instagram: "This is the end of the road. Watching your game was a pleasure, you won a lot of trophies and do not stop being an idol. Congratulations. I love you dad".

At the same time, his wife Suzana Werner left the following message: "Is the warrior tired of the game?" Let's see what the next chapter will be like. Thank you, Benfica! Thank you, President. Good luck, Benfikists! We love your club and your city, and I do not need to say how much they love us here ".

Julio Cesar moved to Benfica in the summer of 2014. Since then, he spent 83 games for the Portuguese club, in which he missed 69 goals, and kept his goal "dry" 38 times.

With Benfica, he was three times champion of Portugal, and also once won the Portuguese Cup, the Portuguese League Cup and the Portuguese Super Cup. At the end of the season 2014/15 was recognized as the best goalkeeper of the championship of Portugal.

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