Birnbaum, a 33-year-old center back, in his 11th MLS season, is third on the team’s career list in matches played.
“I told myself I was going to play until the wheels fall off,” Steven Birnbaum said in an interview with The Washington Post. “And now they’ve come off.” Through injuries and concussions, missed playoffs and coaching changes, D.C. United captain Steven Birnbaum always bounced back. This year, he gathered himself for an 11th season, placing him among the longest-serving players in team history, and planned to plug away at Audi Field for a few more.
Battered by injuries that will require knee and hip replacements and that have left him unable to keep up with his children, Birnbaum on Tuesday announced his retirement from soccer. He last played June 1.The captain since 2017, Birnbaum will step away with 275 appearances, trailing only Jaime Moreno and Bill Hamid in United history. He played in eight playoff games and the 2016 MLS All-Star Game.His U.S.
About six weeks ago, he knew he had reached the end. Making his sixth appearance of the year following preseason knee surgery, Birnbaum started against Toronto FC but did not return for the second half. “She wants me to be happy. She wants me to be healthy,” Birnbaum said of his wife. “And that was the biggest thing. I didn’t want to be in pain every day. Just doing normal stuff around the house, I couldn’t really do. There would be days after a game I didn’t really want to get out of bed because I was in too much pain. And so it came to that time where it made the most sense for my family. Yeah, now we’re here.
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