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#4 Marcelinho Paraiba - €10.00 million
Market value at time of retirement: €10.00 million
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Retired in: December 2020
An absolute journeyman, Mercelinho Paraiba played for more than 20 clubs over the course of his club career. His longest stint was with Hertha BSC in the Bundesliga, where he played from 2001 to 2006. During his time in Germany, he was widely hailed as one of the best playmakers in the league.
He last played as a professional footballer for Treze in December 2020 and is believed to have retired immediately after. His market value at the time was €10.00 million. Marcelinho Paraiba is currently the manager of Treze.
#3 Philipp Lahm - €11.00 million
Market value at time of retirement: €11.00 million
Retired in: June 2017
Widely considered to be one of the best defenders of all time, Philipp Lahm spent most of his career at Bayern Munich. A product of the club's youth academy, Lahm started playing regularly for the German giants in 2005 and became the club captain in January 2011. He won 21 major trophies with Bayern, including 8 Bundesliga titles and 1 UEFA Champions League title. Notably, he captained the club to their first ever European treble in the 2012-13 season.
Lahm also represented Germany 113 times and was the team's captain from the 2010 FIFA World Cup. Under his leadership, Germany reached the semi-finals of UEFA Euro 2012 and won the 2014 FIFA World Cup.
He made his last appearance in May 2017 before retiring soon after at the age of 33. When he retired, Lahm was worth €11.00 million.
#2 Zinedine Zidane - €12.50 million
Market value at time of retirement: €12.50 million
Retired in: July 2006
Before Zinedine Zidane became one of the most successful managers in the world, he was one of the greatest footballers the sport has seen. Over a career that spanned 17 years, Zidane played for Cannes, Bordeaux, Juventus and Real Madrid, establishing his status as a legend.
He made more than 600 appearances in his club career and won 13 major trophies. Zidane also represented France in 49 competitive matches. He retired in 2006 (at the age of 34) following his infamous head butt on Marco Materazzi in the 2006 FIFA World Cup final, before taking up management in 2010.
At the time of his retirement, Zidane's market value was estimated to be €12.50 million.
#1 Andre Schurrle - €20.00 million
Market value at time of retirement: €20.00 million
Retired in: July 2020
Andre Schurrle played for multiple English and German clubs during his career including Chelsea, Fulham, Borussia Dortmund and Bayer Leverkusen. He made more than 370 appearances in his club career and also represented Germany 57 times (and was a part of the 2014 FIFA World Cup-winning side).
Schurrle also won the Premier League with Chelsea in the 2014-15 season. In July 2020, Schurrle and Borussia Dortmund mutually agreed to terminate his contract and he announced his decision to retire at the age of just 29. His market value was believed to be €20.00 million at the time.
