By Ultan Corcoran@UltanCorcoran

Freiburg defender Gulde announces impending retirement

The 34-year-old will step away from the game after the 2024-25 campaign ends.
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Manuel Gulde has said he is hanging up his football boots at the end of the current season. 

SC Freiburg officially confirmed the news this morning that Gulde is calling it quits after 16 years of professional football.

The central defender played most of his competitive matches for the Breisgauers with 183 in total.

Gulde joined Freiburg back in 2016 having made the jump to Germany's top-flight from 2.Bundesliga side SC Karlsruhe.
 

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